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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Bishop, Randy | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Hadley, Bob | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| 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 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 |
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