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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| 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 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Bishop, Randy | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Hadley, Bob | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 |
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