Greatest Canadian Album Covers

Greatest Canadian Album Covers

This room celebrates the bold, bizarre, beautiful, and iconic artwork that has graced the front of Canada’s finest records. Greatest Canadian Album Covers is a visual tribute to the designers, illustrators, photographers, and artists who helped define eras and genres with a single image. From psychedelic masterpieces to DIY punk collages, sleek modernism to outsider oddities—these covers are more than packaging; they’re part of the story. Flip through the sleeves of Canadian music history, one unforgettable image at a time.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Jean Fortier La Reine Araignée ST
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Holding Out ST
British Modbeats Try to Understand Mod Is
Diane Dufresne La marche nuptiale des condamnes a mort À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Aut'chose Beau bummage Le Couchemar américain
Erica Pomerance We Came Via You Used To Think
Les Dales Hawerchuk Me case es su casa ST
The Mutual Understanding Little Girl Blue In Wonderland
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Dada Lama Motherlove
Compilation Alasi Alasuak - Song for a Little Baby ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Moses I'm Onto You End of the Line
CBC Folk Arts Orchestra Hopak (Ukrainian) Presents Canadians All: A Musical Mosaic of Canadian Folk Songs & Dances from the Prairies: Directed by Dick Seaborn
Les Dales Hawerchuk La nouvelle ST
Tudjaat Uhmma (Up Up) - Dance Mix ST
CBC Folk Arts Orchestra Olafu Og Alfamoer (Icelandic) Presents Canadians All: A Musical Mosaic of Canadian Folk Songs & Dances from the Prairies: Directed by Dick Seaborn
Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) Le tango des concaves Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Bunchofuckingoofs Left Nut - Side Pocket Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Angels Hair Mother Love Suite: Intro; Allementry; Plunket Pastoral; Two Buried Texts Part I - Silver Lake Six; Two Buried Texts Part II - Silver Lake Six; A Little Love Poem for Your Lobes to Nibble On; Visitation; Cada Motherlove
Jean Fortier Philistins ST
Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) Charlow's Boogie Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Compilation Casualty - Casualty Homegrown Album Eighty
Diane Dufresne Valse triste À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Compilation Tommy Banks Orchestra - Bluesette Unselfconsciously Canadian
Glenn Dixon No Cause for Alarm Cardboard Heroes
Canada Pops My Way Did You Know?
Ivan Daines Calgary Stampede Ivan
Compilation The Fifth - Tobacco Road Winnipeg Vol 1
Joey Gregorash Down by the River North Country Funk
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Second Lady ST
20 Feet Place for Two (Reprise) ST
Islanders Two Knocking On Heaven's Door Personally Yours
Bunchofuckingoofs Once Upon an Empire Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Compilation Alasi Alasuak - Song About a Thumb ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Evaporators Dan Quayle vs. Nardwuar United Empire Loyalists
British Modbeats Watcha Gonna Do About It Mod Is
Lewis Baloue Cool Night In Paris L'amour
Compilation Alasi Alasuak, Nellie Nungak, Mary Sivuarapik & Alaci Tulaugak - Song About the World ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Glenn Dixon A Song for Canada Cardboard Heroes
Aut'chose En arrière du micro Le Couchemar américain
Compilation Sharon Anderson - Really Got a Hold On Me Homegrown Album Eighty
Compilation Myrna Lawrence - I've Grown Accustomed to His Face Unselfconsciously Canadian
Joey Gregorash Don't Let Your Pride Get You Girl North Country Funk
Joey Gregorash Sugar Ride North Country Funk
Compilation Electric Jug & Blues Band - The Family Breakdown Winnipeg Vol 1
Bunchofuckingoofs Hogs of War Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Compilation Nellie Nungak & Mary Sivuarapik - People From Different Places Singing ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Historical Implications of Turnips Motherlove
Diane Dufresne La fin de la monde est pour aujourd'hui À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
The Mutual Understanding Pretty People In Wonderland
CBC Folk Arts Orchestra Two Irish Reels (Anglo-Saxon) Presents Canadians All: A Musical Mosaic of Canadian Folk Songs & Dances from the Prairies: Directed by Dick Seaborn
Black Knight Master Of Disaster Master of Disaster (EP)
Bunchofuckingoofs Molded Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Funny Games ST
Houston Mucho Gusto ST
La Révolution Française Americas Québecois
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny New York Grief Vini Vidi Vici
Robert Charlebois Autre chanson pour la même mouffe ST
Compilation Lucy Amarualik & Mary Sivuarapik - Throat Singing Contest ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Diane Dufresne Rock pour un gars d'bicyc À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Compilation Black Eyes Major - Blue Blood, Black Eyes Homegrown Album Eighty
Compilation Alasi Alasuak - Look Where Somebody Slept ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Canada Pops Acquarius Did You Know?
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
Les Dales Hawerchuk Star académie ST
Les Dales Hawerchuk Salive salée ST
Diane Dufresne Le signal final À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) Équinoxes Le Vieux Show Son Sale
British North American Act Don't Run Away In the Beginning
Glenn Dixon Windy Donkey Cardboard Heroes
Canada Pops The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Did You Know?
Compilation Alasi Alasuak - Song of a Three Stringed Fiddle ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Moses Promenade End of the Line
Bunchofuckingoofs Thanx But No Thanx Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Joey Gregorash Night Ride to Memphis North Country Funk
Black Knight Aaraigathor (Metal Anthem) Master of Disaster (EP)
Wankin Family T.O. We Did It For the Kids
Aut'chose Le p'tit gros Le Couchemar américain
Evaporators It's My Pride (Randy Bachman) United Empire Loyalists
Evaporators Busy Body (Robert Johnson) United Empire Loyalists
Canada Pops Both Sides Now Did You Know?
Jean Fortier Prends Ton Temps ST
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny Vini Vidi Vici Vini Vidi Vici
Canada Pops Sometimes When We Touch Did You Know?
Diane Dufresne Attention la terre À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Compilation Alasi Alasuak, Nellie Nungak, Mary Sivuarapik & Alaci Tulaugak - Song of a Little Girl ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Erica Pomerance Julius You Used To Think
Compilation Glamatron - Pop Tarts The Circuit
Compilation Rapid Tears - Discontent Intentions The Circuit
Glenn Dixon Bathtub Bravery Cardboard Heroes
Robert Charlebois C’est pour ça ST
Compilation The Fifth - You Don't Seem to Care Winnipeg Vol 1
Erica Pomerance To Leonard From the Hospital You Used To Think
La Révolution Française L'amour Québecois
Joey Gregorash Freedom Means Love North Country Funk
Compilation Vera & The Poor Boys - Chameleon Girl The Circuit
Melchior Alias Une facon de parler ST
La Révolution Française Isabelle Québecois
British North American Act Just How You Feel In the Beginning
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Fernando (Abba) Peter & Mary And Friends
Heads in the Sky Survive ST

ST

20 Feet

20 Feet - ST LABEL 02

20 Feet - ST LABEL 01

20 Feet - ST BACK

Motherlove

À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque

Dufresne, Diane - À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben Opéra cirque LABEL 02

Dufresne, Diane - À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben Opéra cirque LABEL 01

Diane Dufresne - A Part De D'Ça J'Me Sens Ben INSERT SIDE 04

Diane Dufresne - A Part De D'Ça J'Me Sens Ben INSERT SIDE 02

Diane Dufresne - A Part De D'Ça J'Me Sens Ben INSERT SIDE 03

Diane Dufresne - A Part De D'Ça J'Me Sens Ben INSERT SIDE 01

Homegrown Album Eighty

VA HOMEGROWN EIGHTY BACK LABELS

VA HOMEGROWN EIGHTY BACK

Compilation

ST

Jean Fortier

Jean Fortier - ST LABEL 02

Jean Fortier - ST LABEL 01

Jean Fortier - ST BACK

The Circuit

VA The Circuit LABEL 02

VA The Circuit LABEL 01

VA The Circuit - INSERT SINGLE-SIDED

VA The Circuit - BACK

Robert Charlebois-ST HELMET HEAD LABEL 02

Robert Charlebois-ST HELMET HEAD LABEL 01

Robert Charlebois-ST HELMET HEAD BACK

Comments

Anonymous

A few other incredible covers: Harmonium (Les cinq saisons), Spirit of Christmas (Lies to Live By) and Jarvis Street Revue (Mr. Oilman). Not only do these covers stand alone as incredible artwork, they also capture perfectly the spirit of the music they represent - vk