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
Hadley, Bob
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
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Tracks
| Artist | Track | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Bishop, Randy | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| 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 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Bishop, Randy | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 |
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