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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Bishop, Randy | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| 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 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| 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 | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Hadley, Bob | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 |
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