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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewin, Philip John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| 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 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 |
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