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
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Tracks
| Artist | Track | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Bishop, Randy | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Bishop, Randy | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 |
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