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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Bishop, Randy | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 |
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