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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Bishop, Randy | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| 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 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 |
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