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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hadley, Bob | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| 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 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Bishop, Randy | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 |
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