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 | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Bishop, Randy | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 |
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