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 | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Blind Owl | Hooked On You | ST | 03:02 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Original Bones | Tom Greene County Fair | ST | 02:21 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Tragi-Comedy in Four Acts: Act 1) In Honour of a Dissonant Triad; Act 1) A Tale Told By An Idiot; Act 3) Who Was That Unmasked Man?; Act 4) Morning | I Sing A Soft Song | 13:40 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cast Your Fate to the Wind | Volume 4 | 02:14 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Watercolours | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:27 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Bishop, Randy | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Travis McGee on the Ice Road | Volume 4 | 03:50 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Original Bones | I Went Walkin' | ST | 03:43 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 |
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