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.
| Artist | Track | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Bob Hadley | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 |
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