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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Hadley, Bob | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| 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 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Bishop, Randy | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Bishop, Randy | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 |
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