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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Philip Lewin John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 |
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