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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Da Slyme | squeeze my blackhead | ST | 02:35 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Randy Bishop | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Lawn | Don`t Ask | Peace in the Valley | 03:43 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Bob Hadley | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Bob Hadley | Wreck of the Last Steam Engine Train | Raven | 03:05 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Moosetracks | Hangman | ST | 02:53 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Bob Hadley | Harvest Time | Raven | 02:17 | |
| Philip Lewin John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Randy Bishop | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Randy Bishop | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| Bob Hadley | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Bob Hadley | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | The Undertaker's Ball | ST | 02:54 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Bob Hadley | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Huckle | Beyonder | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:25 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters and Paul Lang - History of the World (occasional percussion by Tim Inkster) | ST | 09:11 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 01:29 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Rivers of Stone | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:38 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Bob Hadley | Chorale From Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | Raven | 02:13 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Bob Hadley | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Jeff Moore & Friends | Is It You (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 01:59 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Philip Lewin John | The Momentary Lie | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:43 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Could She Fly | ST | 04:01 | |
| Marlo Lauzon & Lutia | Madonna | ST | 02:59 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Original Bones | Lady Anne | ST | 03:05 | |
| John Lyle and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | The Showdown Might be Tragedy | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:45 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Derek Scott Markle | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 |
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