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
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Tracks
| Artist | Track | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Bishop, Randy | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 |
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