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 | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Hadley, Bob | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| 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 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Bishop, Randy | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 |
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