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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Bishop, Randy | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Hadley, Bob | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 |
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