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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Bishop, Randy | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 |
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