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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Hadley, Bob | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Bishop, Randy | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Bishop, Randy | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 |
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