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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Bishop, Randy | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| 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 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 |
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