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 | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 |
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