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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewin, Philip John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Hadley, Bob | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Bishop, Randy | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| 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 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| 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 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 |
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