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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Bishop, Randy | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 |
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