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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Hadley, Bob | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| 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 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Bishop, Randy | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 |
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