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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Bishop, Randy | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 |
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