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
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Tracks
| Artist | Track | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| 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 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Hadley, Bob | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Bishop, Randy | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 |
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