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
Compilation Buddy Victor - Didn’t' We Unselfconsciously Canadian
Bunchofuckingoofs In Dog We Trust Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Wankin Family I Left My Heart in Iran (Forgotten Rebels) We Did It For the Kids
Gregorash, Joey Dollar Bill North Country Funk
Melchior Alias Chu mnu en metro automatique ST
Aut'chose 24 heures par jour Le Couchemar américain
Evaporators I'm Going to France United Empire Loyalists
Mutual Understanding Wonderland In Wonderland
Houston All My Life ST
Black Knight Master Of Disaster Master of Disaster (EP)
Evaporators Baby You Got Me United Empire Loyalists
Bunchofuckingoofs Molded Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
CBC Folk Arts Orchestra Kubilas (Lithuanian) Presents Canadians All: A Musical Mosaic of Canadian Folk Songs & Dances from the Prairies: Directed by Dick Seaborn
Daines, Ivan Take Me Back Ivan
Islanders Two Highway Driving Personally Yours
Compilation Lucy Amarualik & Mary Sivuarapik - Sound of a Cooking Seal Flipper ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny Ou sommes nous? Vini Vidi Vici
Compilation Alasi Alasuak - Song for a Baby ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Charlebois, Robert C’est pour ça ST
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
British North American Act Joe Cool In the Beginning
Dales Hawerchuk, Les Star académie ST
British North American Act Don't Run Away In the Beginning
Black Knight Metal Screams Master of Disaster (EP)
Mutual Understanding You Fascinate Me In Wonderland
Compilation The Fifth - Tobacco Road Winnipeg Vol 1
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny Club Stuff Vini Vidi Vici
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny New York Grief Vini Vidi Vici
Islanders Two Black Velvet Band Personally Yours
Tudjaat Hear Me ST
Compilation Myrna Lawrence - I've Grown Accustomed to His Face Unselfconsciously Canadian
Islanders Two Help Me Personally Yours
Daines, Ivan A Cowboy's Way Of Life Ivan
L'infonie Intermezzo Vol 3
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Le lâchage de job Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Lord of the Dance (traditional) Peter & Mary And Friends
Fortier, Jean Philistins ST
Pagliaro, Michel Theme From Ravenwood Burne Pagliaro
Dixon, Glenn Bathtub Bravery Cardboard Heroes
Pagliaro, Michel Sure Maybe Pagliaro
Moses Nobody End of the Line
British North American Act I'll Find a Way In the Beginning
Dufresne, Diane J'me sens ben À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Islanders Two Knocking On Heaven's Door Personally Yours
Dufresne, Diane La marche nuptiale des condamnes a mort À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Canada Pops These Eyes Did You Know?
British North American Act All the World is In Your Eyes In the Beginning
Moses Sit Down End of the Line
Compilation Electric Jug & Blues Band - The Family Breakdown Winnipeg Vol 1
Baloue, Lewis Romance For Two L'amour
Charlebois, Robert La bossa nova des esquimaux ST
Wankin Family Anarchy in Whycocomagh We Did It For the Kids
Pomerance, Erica The French Revolution You Used To Think
British Modbeats Don't Answer Me Mod Is
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
La Révolution Française La Famille Québecois
Pagliaro, Michel Some Sing, Some Dance Pagliaro
Bunchofuckingoofs Alcoholiday Turned Alcoholocaust Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny Vini Vidi Vici Vini Vidi Vici
British Modbeats L.S.D. Mod Is
Compilation Blakewood Castle - Lynnie Lynnie Winnipeg Vol 1
Pomerance, Erica We Came Via You Used To Think
Gregorash, Joey The Key North Country Funk
Houston Sally Bumper ST
Mutual Understanding Pretty People In Wonderland
Fortier, Jean La Paix Soit Avec Nous ST
Moses Promenade End of the Line
British Modbeats Try to Understand Mod Is
Charlebois, Robert Complainte de presqu’Amérique ST
Iron Gypsy Oh I Need Your Lovin' ST
Dales Hawerchuk, Les Salive salée ST
Pagliaro, Michel Rainshowers Pagliaro
Pomerance, Erica The Slippery Morning You Used To Think
Compilation Buddy Victor - The More I See You Unselfconsciously Canadian
Dandy, Trevor Don’t Cry Little Tree Don't Cry Little Tree
Fortier, Jean Au Grand Jour ST
Melchior Alias L’espace d’un ete ST
Baloue, Lewis Even Rainbows Turn Blue L'amour
Heads in the Sky Survive ST
Wankin Family Local Youths (Gassenhauer) We Did It For the Kids
British North American Act Only a Dream In the Beginning
Dales Hawerchuk, Les Dale Hawerchuk ST
Aut'chose Le p'tit gros Le Couchemar américain
Melchior Alias Non, rien de mieux ST
Dales Hawerchuk, Les J'monte au lac ST
Dales Hawerchuk, Les Ya! ST
Daines, Ivan Peace River Ivan
Bunchofuckingoofs Destroy All Automobiles Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Pleasure Sweets Motherlove
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Historical Implications of Turnips Motherlove
Charlebois, Robert Les années folles ST
Compilation Nellie Nungak & Mary Sivuarapik - Mother Singing a Baby to Sleep On Her Back ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
British Modbeats Love's Just a Broken Heart Mod Is
Fortier, Jean On Vend Du Vent ST
Islanders Two Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me Personally Yours
Bunchofuckingoofs Conflict Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Black Knight Born To Rock Master of Disaster (EP)
Iron Gypsy Streetwize ST
Dales Hawerchuk, Les La nouvelle 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