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
Pomerance, Erica Anything Goes You Used To Think
Mutual Understanding San Jose In Wonderland
Islanders Two Highway Driving Personally Yours
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Black Knight Aaraigathor (Metal Anthem) Master of Disaster (EP)
Islanders Two Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me Personally Yours
Bunchofuckingoofs Profit Margin Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Fortier, Jean La Marche À Pieds ST
L'infonie L'affaire Vol 3
Dales Hawerchuk, Les Abuse de moé ST
Melchior Alias L’aquarium ST
Melchior Alias Camping ST
Dufresne, Diane Carrousel À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Daines, Ivan A Cowboy's Way Of Life Ivan
Islanders Two Summer Wages Personally Yours
Dales Hawerchuk, Les La nouvelle ST
Pagliaro, Michel Sure Maybe Pagliaro
Islanders Two In The Ghetto Personally Yours
Canada Pops These Eyes Did You Know?
Tudjaat Medley: You Are My Sunshine - The Land I Came From ST
Evaporators Your Instrument Does Not Affect Me United Empire Loyalists
Pomerance, Erica Julius You Used To Think
Compilation Alaci Tulaugak & Nellie Nungak - Sound of Wind ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Charlebois, Robert Demain l'hiver ST
Gregorash, Joey Down by the River North Country Funk
Black Knight Warlords Wrath Master of Disaster (EP)
Charlebois, Robert Les années folles ST
Aut'chose Beau bummage Le Couchemar américain
Houston All My Life ST
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
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
Melchior Alias Une facon de parler ST
Heads in the Sky Three Isle My Land ST
Iron Gypsy Oh I Need Your Lovin' ST
Mutual Understanding Out of This World In Wonderland
Pomerance, Erica You Used to Think You Used To Think
Compilation Alasi Alasuak & Nellie Nungak - Story of a Goose ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Iron Gypsy Hell 'n' Back ST
Moses Watcha Gonna do Now? End of the Line
La Révolution Française L'amour Québecois
Dufresne, Diane Rock pour un gars d'bicyc 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
Bunchofuckingoofs Hogs of War Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Gregorash, Joey Night Ride to Memphis North Country Funk
Dufresne, Diane A part de d'ca À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Heads in the Sky Atlantis Lies ST
Pagliaro, Michel Northern Star Pagliaro
Evaporators Baby Send For Me United Empire Loyalists
Moses Feel Like a Fool End of the Line
Mutual Understanding When The World Was Young In Wonderland
Charlebois, Robert 50,000,000 d'hommes ST
Houston Pretty Millie ST
British Modbeats Watcha Gonna Do About It Mod Is
Black Knight Metal Screams Master of Disaster (EP)
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Lord of the Dance (traditional) Peter & Mary And Friends
Islanders Two Six Days On The Road Personally Yours
Aut'chose Les pays d'en haut Le Couchemar américain
British Modbeats More Love Mod Is
Houston Elizabeth ST
Canada Pops Up Where We Belong Did You Know?
Daines, Ivan Put Some Life In Your Life Ivan
L'infonie finale Vol 3
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Le rock 'n' roll du grand flanc mou Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Canada Pops Both Sides Now Did You Know?
Canada Pops Until It's Time For You To Go Did You Know?
Evaporators Nardwuar Vs. Alice Cooper United Empire Loyalists
British North American Act The World Would Understand In the Beginning
Bunchofuckingoofs Aidsaphobia Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Evaporators Les yeux fermes United Empire Loyalists
Evaporators It's My Pride (Randy Bachman) United Empire Loyalists
Dales Hawerchuk, Les Me case es su casa ST
British Modbeats Ain't Nobody Home But Me Mod Is
Compilation Alasi Alasuak - Song for a Baby ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Houston Mucho Gusto ST
Wankin Family Imaginary Lines We Did It For the Kids
Charlebois, Robert Doux sauvage ST
Dales Hawerchuk, Les Ya! ST
British North American Act Give Yourself a Ride In the Beginning
British North American Act Just How You Feel In the Beginning
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
British North American Act If You're Looking for Honey In the Beginning
British Modbeats Somebody Help Me Mod Is
Dufresne, Diane La fin de la monde est pour aujourd'hui À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Pleasure Sweets Motherlove
Pagliaro, Michel Ballad of Bessie Rosanne Pagliaro
L'infonie Toutes les Affaires s'en vont sur toutes les cotes en meme temps, tout l'temps Vol 3
Moses Between the Places End of the Line
Baloue, Lewis Romance For Two L'amour
Fortier, Jean La Paix Soit Avec Nous ST
British Modbeats Don't Answer Me Mod Is
L'infonie Agnus Dei Vol 3
Bunchofuckingoofs Conflict Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Black Knight Born To Rock Master of Disaster (EP)
CBC Folk Arts Orchestra Oh Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie - Skip to My Lou (American Traditional) Presents Canadians All: A Musical Mosaic of Canadian Folk Songs & Dances from the Prairies: Directed by Dick Seaborn
Aut'chose Belle grande blanche Le Couchemar américain
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) A Hum for Stevie Winwood Motherlove
British North American Act Only a Dream In the Beginning
Dufresne, Diane Valse triste À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
British North American Act All the World is In Your Eyes In the Beginning
Heads in the Sky Atomic Energy Sweet: a: Heavy Water; b: Meltdown; c: Requiem 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