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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Blind Man (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 02:25 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Fric Chic | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:25 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Serpentine - Nico Mekl Rivers Flood Plain Blues | Volume 4 | 03:36 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Bishop, Randy | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Unusual Day | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:36 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Blind Owl | Some Tears You Have To Cry | ST | 03:01 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | For You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:59 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Hadley, Bob | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 |
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