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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Hadley, Bob | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| 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 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 |
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