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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Hadley, Bob | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| 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 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Bishop, Randy | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Bishop, Randy | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 |
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