Primitive Cover Artwork
Welcome to a gallery of glorious roughness. Primitive Cover Artwork celebrates the raw, the hand-drawn, the awkwardly charming visuals that graced some of Canada’s most obscure and endearing releases. From crayon scrawls to cut-and-paste photocopy jobs, these covers are pure outsider art—bold, DIY, and bursting with personality. They may not be polished, but they’re unforgettable. Sometimes ugly, often beautiful, always authentic.
Original Bones Liner Notes SIDE 02
Lawn - Peace in the Valley insert 01
Joker's Memory - ST
No Exit - ST insert side 2
Huckle - Upon a Once Time (cover variant)
Quite Ridiculous Nonsense - A Failure… (picture sleeve)
ST
ST
Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Un de Plus
Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia
Lewin, Philip John
Jeremmy Dormmouse-Toad LABEL 02
Huckle-Upon a Once Time LABEL 01
Raven
Bob Hadley-Raven LABEL 02
ST
Dimitroff, Burgess & Friends - ST
Nebu-Motus INSERT SIDE 02
Da Slyme-ST LABEL 04
Da Slyme / ST Spray-painted variant
Da Slyme / ST Spray-painted variant
Da Slyme / ST Spray-painted variant
Da Slyme-ST INSERT SHEET 06
Ragtime Ralph - Volume 4
papa bears promo 003
Gargoyle
Gargoyle LABEL 02
Bootleg 3.jpeg
Bootleg 7.jpeg
Tracks
| Artist | Track | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop, Randy | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Bishop, Randy | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 |
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