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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Hadley, Bob | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Bishop, Randy | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Bishop, Randy | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 |
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