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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Bishop, Randy | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| 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 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 |
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