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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| 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 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Hadley, Bob | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Bishop, Randy | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 |
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