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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| 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 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Hadley, Bob | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Bishop, Randy | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 |
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