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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| 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 | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 |
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