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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Hadley, Bob | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| 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 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Bishop, Randy | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 |
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