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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Bones | The Verses of the Fool | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Waves of Love | Bootleg Powerhead | 01:39 | |
| No Exit | They'll Never Know | ST | 02:26 | |
| Lawn | Catwalk Slip | Peace in the Valley | 03:24 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Texas Tomatoes | Volume 4 | 03:04 | |
| No Exit | Downtown Weekend | ST | 02:14 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Southern Lady | ST | 02:24 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Nébu | Morceau en forme de Pierre | Motus… | 07:22 | |
| Blind Owl | Lingering Dreams | ST | 04:38 | |
| Garden Bower | Folsom Prison Blues | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:27 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Back Home, To You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 05:06 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | The Magic Within You | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:11 | |
| Blind Owl | Song To the Wind | ST | 03:06 | |
| Intersystems | track 06 (entire side 2) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 22:24 | |
| Huckle | Ocean | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 03:42 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | October Morning | Toad | 02:20 | |
| Garden Bower | Lord I’m Tired | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:36 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Summer and Fall | Raven | 02:45 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Ragtime Piece in G | Volume 4 | 02:24 | |
| No Exit | Parliament Swindle | ST | 01:30 | |
| Gargoyle | Brian Dunfield - Too Late | ST | 01:45 | |
| Lawn | Reconsider Baby | Peace in the Valley | 03:58 | |
| No Exit | No Exit | ST | 02:41 | |
| Blind Owl | Nova Scotia Morning | ST | 04:27 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Bird Woman of Bath | ST | 03:25 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Sometimes You Ain't Got Nothin Boy | Toad | 02:34 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Identity Crisis | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 01:45 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lost in the Dream | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:58 | |
| Moore, Jeff & Friends | Flying So High (Christina Becker) | The Youngest Son | 04:46 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Could it Be | ST | 03:03 | |
| No Exit | Bureaucracy | ST | 01:46 | |
| Moosetracks | Happily Day Is Done | ST | 02:57 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Soul Kitchen | ST | 13:55 | |
| Da Slyme | Defacation On The Nation | ST | 01:10 | |
| Blind Owl | Open Your Window | ST | 04:08 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - A Childhood in South Africa: The Veld Near Ladybrand | ST | 01:53 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Café Symphony | ST | 03:22 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Baby Blue | Toad | 03:31 | |
| No Exit | Energy Crisis | ST | 01:40 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Suzanne | Toad | 04:52 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Believe Me | Toad | 03:20 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | The Circle is Changin' Around | ST | 01:55 | |
| Gargoyle | Larry Smith - I'm Gonna Love You | ST | 02:41 | |
| Hadley, Bob | The First Snowfall | Raven | 02:44 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | House Song | ST | 03:38 | |
| Nébu | Quatre a quatre | Motus… | 08:26 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Walking on the Tracks | Volume 4 | 03:58 | |
| Original Bones | Say it With gentle | ST | 03:38 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Sweet Summer Day | ST | 02:19 | |
| Huckle | Gabriola Day | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 05:23 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Touch | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 06:31 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Modigliani | ST | 03:06 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Doctor Norman Bethune | ST | 07:19 | |
| Gargoyle | Barry Hunter - I Got That Feeling | ST | 02:14 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Kath Ross | Bootleg Powerhead | 03:06 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Ticky Tock | ST | 00:57 | |
| No Exit | Do You Wanna Join? | ST | 02:01 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | O.K. | ST | 03:41 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Keep the Banners Flying | Bootleg Powerhead | 02:01 | |
| Papa Bears Medicine Show | Baroque | ST | 02:50 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | To Whisper Out Your Name | ST | 02:35 | |
| Blind Owl | Happy To Be Alive | ST | 03:16 | |
| Huckle | Good Morning | Upon a Once Time (hand-painted cover) | 02:53 | |
| Da Slyme | Trudeau Sucks | ST | 00:58 | |
| Moosetracks | This Place is No Place to be Happy | ST | 04:06 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | A Better Way | ST | 01:39 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | Radiation from the Station | Volume 4 | 03:12 | |
| Moosetracks | Lost In A Southern Town | ST | 02:57 | |
| No Exit | Decisions | ST | 22:40 | |
| Intersystems | track 01 (entire side 1) | Free Psychadelic Poster Inside | 27:30 | |
| Garden Bower | Gord’s Dream | Etc. w/ Trains | 06:39 | |
| Gargoyle | Ian Young - Child of the Sea | ST | 01:21 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Sue | Raven | 02:15 | |
| Original Bones | Friend of the Devil | ST | 03:28 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Livin' Love | ST | 03:11 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Am I Really Here All Alone? | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 02:18 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Wonderful Angel | I Sing A Soft Song | 02:35 | |
| Original Bones | Itchy Blues | ST | 03:33 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | Rainbow | ST | 03:32 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Portrait for Marianne | Toad | 02:13 | |
| Quite Ridiculous Nonsense | Appropriate Blocks | A Failure… (picture sleeve) | 03:02 | |
| Moosetracks | Sophie | ST | 02:05 | |
| Garden Bower | You’ve Got Me On Fire | Etc. w/ Trains | 02:29 | |
| Lyle, John and the Lonesome Ornery Polecats | Lose | Bootleg Powerhead | 05:28 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | Sweet Georgia's Got to be Home Tonight | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 04:40 | |
| Ragtime Ralph | White Christmas | Volume 4 | 03:49 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Apple Annie | Toad | 02:31 | |
| Lauzon, Marlo & Lutia | O Come | ST | 01:47 | |
| Moosetracks | Airplane Over the Rockies | ST | 01:21 | |
| Bishop, Randy | Lillipads | I Sing A Soft Song | 03:11 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | I Need a Friend | Toad | 02:12 | |
| Gargoyle | Ron Puschak - Ballad of Simon Legree | ST | 04:39 | |
| Original Bones | Sit Down | ST | 03:24 | |
| Hadley, Bob | Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens | Raven | 02:38 | |
| Lewin, Philip John | King of Queens | Am I Really Here All Alone? | 01:20 | |
| Jeremy Dormouse | Just to Hear the Bells | Toad | 03:28 | |
| Blind Owl | Roads | ST | 05:11 | |
| Scott Markle, Derek | Daddy's 100 Proof | ST | 01:13 |
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