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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Bishop, Randy | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Bishop, Randy | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 |
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