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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Bishop, Randy | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| 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 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Hadley, Bob | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 |
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