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
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Tracks
| Artist | Track | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Bishop, Randy | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 |
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