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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| 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 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 |
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