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 | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| 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 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Bishop, Randy | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 |
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