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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Bishop, Randy | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| 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 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Hadley, Bob | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 |
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