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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop, Randy | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Bishop, Randy | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| 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 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Bishop, Randy | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Hadley, Bob | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 |
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