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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Bob Hadley | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 |
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