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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop, Randy | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| 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 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 |
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