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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moosetracks | Someone on the Line | ST | 04:40 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - 8th and 25th of December 1969 | ST | 01:00 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Desert Rat Blues | Volume 4 | 04:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Garden Bower | This Woman (live) | Etc. w/ Trains | 03:29 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Two Jugglers | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:55 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Original Bones | Song for Pierre Laporte | ST | 03:53 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | General Attitude | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 02:26 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Original Bones | Steamboat Whistle Blues | ST | 03:03 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Moosetracks | Lest We Forget | ST | 03:50 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Hey Hoe | ST | 02:40 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Childhood Song to Christopher Robin | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:45 | |
| Lawn | Beluger | Peace in the Valley | 03:46 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Moosetracks | Cry A Little Tear | ST | 03:26 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Wait and See | ST | 04:00 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Call Me When It's Over (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 06:04 | |
| Lawn | Over the Top | Peace in the Valley | 03:00 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Silhouette | ST | 03:07 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Boredom | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:09 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Soul of the Lady | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 03:13 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Taking My Time | ST | 02:13 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Felicitas | I Sing A Soft Song | 04:26 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| Bishop, Randy | I Sing a Soft Song | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:04 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Huckle | Get Down | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 04:11 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Lawn | Peace in the Valley | Peace in the Valley | 03:37 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - Learning How to Love | ST | 02:14 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Golden Girl | ST | 03:56 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Huckle | The Sunshine Shuffle | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:32 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part One | ST | 08:29 | |
| Original Bones | One More Night | ST | 02:05 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Huckle | Lady Goldberry | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:31 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Lawn | Rites | Peace in the Valley | 03:48 |
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