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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Dormouse | By the Way | Toad | 02:59 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Time is Passing | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:48 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Moosetracks | Down Young Street | ST | 04:26 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Sandy's Song (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 03:34 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Goin' Thru the Town | ST | 02:03 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Huckle | Flowers | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:09 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Huckle | April | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:11 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Come All Over | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:58 | |
| Gargoyle | George Dawber - Remembering Morris | ST | 01:55 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Gargoyle | Doug Watters - Five Poems (instrumentation by Paul Lang) | ST | 01:43 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Hello Buddy (recorded stoned - out live at "zero test") | Bootleg Powerhead | 06:12 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Original Bones | Rollin' Over | ST | 03:09 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Huckle | Minstrel Song | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:26 | |
| Lawn | Shady Street | Peace in the Valley | 03:59 | |
| Bishop, Randy | (A World of) Black And Brown | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:57 | |
| Nébu | Abaque | Motus… | 04:03 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | I Don't Know For Certain | ST | 01:56 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Young Face | Toad | 01:53 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Two | ST | 07:14 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lies are Only Letters | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:17 | |
| Lawn | Jet Pack | Peace in the Valley | 05:41 | |
| Garden Bower | O Pretty Angela Pretty Angela | Etc. w/ Trains | 04:03 | |
| Nébu | Eboulements | Motus… | 07:49 | |
| Nébu | Sibylle | Motus… | 06:00 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Both Sides (Jeff Moore) | The Youngest Son | 02:52 | |
| Gargoyle | John Naslen - Varsity Blues (background by David King, Rick Williams, and John King) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Who Do You Love | Toad | 03:22 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | The Going Away Song | Volume 4 | 03:48 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Joker's Memory | A Jokers Memory Part Three | ST | 03:35 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Day After Pay Day | Raven | 03:15 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Blind Owl | The Old Man | ST | 03:33 | |
| Blind Owl | Spring Rain | ST | 05:05 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Garden Bower | Lonesome Bill’s Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:40 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Badlands Blake | Volume 4 | 03:03 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Cloudburst | Volume 4 | 03:18 | |
| Moosetracks | Judith Wills | ST | 02:28 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Garden Bower | 18 Bricker | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:47 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| No Exit | When Will They Learn? | ST | 01:28 | |
| Gargoyle | Bill Reach - The Journey Home (Doug Hamilton, guitar; Tim Inkster, bongos) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | High Flying Bird | Toad | 02:27 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Original Bones | Drop Down Mama | ST | 03:22 | |
| Lawn | As Yet | Peace in the Valley | 02:58 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Deathless Song | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:28 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Reflections on English Bay | Raven | 03:22 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Nébu | Motus | Motus… | 10:17 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Blackberry Picking | Raven | 03:54 |
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