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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| 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 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Bishop, Randy | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 |
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