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
Hadley, Bob
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Bishop, Randy | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Hadley, Bob | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Bishop, Randy | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| 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 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 |
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