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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Hadley, Bob | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| 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 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| 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 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 |
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