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.

bpNichol - Motherlove vinyl side 2

Black Knight - Master of Disaster

Les Dales Hawerchuk - ST foldout

Compilation - Winnipeg Vol 1

Melchior Alias - ST BACK

British Modbeats - Mod Is

Rob Jeffrey

Skarecrow - (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que

Mutual Understanding - In Wonderland

Trevor Dandy - Don't Cry Little Tree

In the Beginning

Skarecrow

Plume Latraverse - Le Vieux Show Son Sale BACK

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A Benefit Show by the Village STOP

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Dixon, Glenn Bathtub Bravery Cardboard Heroes
Heads in the Sky Heads in Rio ST
Baloue, Lewis I Thought The World Of You L'amour
British Modbeats Land of 1000 Dances Mod Is
Gregorash, Joey Don't Let Your Pride Get You Girl North Country Funk
Charlebois, Robert La bossa nova des esquimaux ST
Evaporators Baby Send For Me United Empire Loyalists
Baloue, Lewis Cool Night In Paris L'amour
Daines, Ivan Proud As Any Man Can Be Ivan
L'infonie She's Leaving Home Vol 3
CBC Folk Arts Orchestra Jukas Jarvi (Finnish) Presents Canadians All: A Musical Mosaic of Canadian Folk Songs & Dances from the Prairies: Directed by Dick Seaborn
Pomerance, Erica You Used to Think You Used To Think
Moses Saturday Night Girl End of the Line
CBC Folk Arts Orchestra Reiterwinkler Plattier (German) Presents Canadians All: A Musical Mosaic of Canadian Folk Songs & Dances from the Prairies: Directed by Dick Seaborn
Dufresne, Diane Le signal final À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
British Modbeats The Price of Love Mod Is
Islanders Two Black Velvet Band Personally Yours
CBC Folk Arts Orchestra Vlajincia Dance (Serbian) Presents Canadians All: A Musical Mosaic of Canadian Folk Songs & Dances from the Prairies: Directed by Dick Seaborn
Fortier, Jean La Reine Araignée ST
British Modbeats L.S.D. Mod Is
British North American Act Give Yourself a Ride In the Beginning
Dufresne, Diane A part de d'ca À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Heads in the Sky Golden Horning ST
Compilation Alasi Alasuak - My Hands Are Cold ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Islanders Two Somethings Wrong With Me Personally Yours
Compilation Alasi Alasuak - Look Where Somebody Slept ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Dufresne, Diane Rock pour un gars d'bicyc À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Moses I Need You End of the Line
Dales Hawerchuk, Les Me case es su casa ST
Compilation Joe Vassos - Leavin' on a Jet Plane Unselfconsciously Canadian
Pagliaro, Michel It Ain't the Way Pagliaro
Houston Mucho Gusto ST
Evaporators Busy Body (Robert Johnson) United Empire Loyalists
Evaporators It's My Pride (Randy Bachman) United Empire Loyalists
Pagliaro, Michel Sure Maybe Pagliaro
Pomerance, Erica The French Revolution You Used To Think
CBC Folk Arts Orchestra Fuoco Del Sud (Italian) Presents Canadians All: A Musical Mosaic of Canadian Folk Songs & Dances from the Prairies: Directed by Dick Seaborn
Mutual Understanding Rain Rain Go Away In Wonderland
Islanders Two Highway Driving Personally Yours
Tudjaat Medley: You Are My Sunshine - The Land I Came From ST
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Shake the Dust (Alan MacRae, Canint - Natson) Peter & Mary And Friends
Mutual Understanding Everybody Loves My Baby In Wonderland
Daines, Ivan Calgary Stampede Ivan
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Adiadyll Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Pomerance, Erica We Came Via You Used To Think
La Révolution Française L'amour Québecois
Compilation Tommy Banks Orchestra - Bluesette Unselfconsciously Canadian
Baloue, Lewis Romance For Two L'amour
La Révolution Française La Famille Québecois
Compilation Alasi Alasuak - Are You Shivering? ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Daines, Ivan A Cowboy's Way Of Life Ivan
Fortier, Jean La Paix Soit Avec Nous ST
Pagliaro, Michel Some Sing, Some Dance Pagliaro
Melchior Alias Camping ST
Pagliaro, Michel Lovin' You Ain't Easy Pagliaro
Compilation Myrna Lawrence - I've Grown Accustomed to His Face Unselfconsciously Canadian
Moses Nobody End of the Line
Dales Hawerchuk, Les Dale Hawerchuk ST
Evaporators I'm Going to France United Empire Loyalists
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny Ou sommes nous? Vini Vidi Vici
Mutual Understanding Little Girl Blue In Wonderland
Dales Hawerchuk, Les Mais où est donc Carnior ST
British North American Act The World Would Understand In the Beginning
Evaporators Brainwashed (David Clayton-Thomas) United Empire Loyalists
Houston Hairy One ST
Gregorash, Joey Jodie North Country Funk
British Modbeats Sorrow Mod Is
CBC Folk Arts Orchestra Kujawiak (Polish Highland Dance) Presents Canadians All: A Musical Mosaic of Canadian Folk Songs & Dances from the Prairies: Directed by Dick Seaborn
Iron Gypsy For the Crown ST
Fortier, Jean On Vend Du Vent ST
Dandy, Trevor Have You Ever Wondered? Don't Cry Little Tree
Canada Pops These Eyes Did You Know?
Dandy, Trevor Sometimes Don't Cry Little Tree
Compilation David Foster - Listen to Daddy Unselfconsciously Canadian
Dufresne, Diane Attention la terre À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
British North American Act Only a Dream In the Beginning
Dufresne, Diane Comme des chiens À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Wankin Family No Way to Live We Did It For the Kids
L'infonie L'affaire Vol 3
Islanders Two I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Personally Yours
British North American Act Just How You Feel In the Beginning
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Lord of the Dance (traditional) Peter & Mary And Friends
Pagliaro, Michel Theme From Ravenwood Burne Pagliaro
Compilation Lucy Amarualik & Alaci Tulaugak - Song of Sea Weed ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
L'infonie Viens danser le "O.k. La!" Vol 3
Pomerance, Erica Julius You Used To Think
Wankin Family We Are The Wankin Family We Did It For the Kids
La Révolution Française Bingo Québecois
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
Compilation Nellie Nungak & Mary Sivuarapik - Planing the Runners of a Kamutik ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Canada Pops Beer Barrel Polka Did You Know?
Melchior Alias Itineraire 9 ST
Iron Gypsy Oh I Need Your Lovin' ST
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Le rock 'n' roll du grand flanc mou Le Vieux Show Son Sale
L'infonie Solo Vol 3
Dandy, Trevor Is There Any Love? Don't Cry Little Tree
Daines, Ivan Travelling Down Life's Old Highway Ivan
Wankin Family Anarchy in Whycocomagh We Did It For the Kids
Dales Hawerchuk, Les Ya! ST

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