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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| 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 | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Hadley, Bob | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Bishop, Randy | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 |
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