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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Bishop, Randy | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Bishop, Randy | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| 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 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 |
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