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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Bishop, Randy | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Bishop, Randy | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| 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 | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 |
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