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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Bob Hadley | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 |
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