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
Hadley, Bob
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Tragi-Comedy in Four Acts: Act 1) In Honour of a Dissonant Triad; Act 1) A Tale Told By An Idiot; Act 3) Who Was That Unmasked Man?; Act 4) Morning | I Sing A Soft Song | 13:40 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Hadley, Bob | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 |
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