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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird She Fly Low | ST | 03:50 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Huckle | Hello Sunshine | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:27 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Randy Bishop | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Randy Bishop | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Small Man | Toad | 03:21 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Gargoyle | Jon Craneman Karsemeyer- What Is (read by Doug Watters) | ST | 01:27 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 |
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