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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Bishop, Randy | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| 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 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 |
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