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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| 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 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Bishop, Randy | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 |
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