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
Hadley, Bob
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
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Tracks
| Artist | Track | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| 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 | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Bishop, Randy | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 |
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