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 | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Bob Hadley | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Randy Bishop | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Bob Hadley | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 |
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