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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| 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 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Hadley, Bob | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 |
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