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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| 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 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Bishop, Randy | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 |
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