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 | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Bob Hadley | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Bob Hadley | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 |
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