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
Islanders Two Daniel Personally Yours
Houston Fast Thinkin' Sam ST
Robert Charlebois Protest Song ST
Compilation Tacoy Ride - Out of the Blue Homegrown Album Eighty
Canada Pops Both Sides Now Did You Know?
Ivan Daines Peace River Ivan
La Révolution Française C-Cool Québecois
Canada Pops My Way Did You Know?
Islanders Two Green Green Grass Of Home Personally Yours
Compilation Glamatron - Klüb The Circuit
Compilation Good Fortune - Ring in His Nose Winnipeg Vol 1
Compilation Nellie Nungak & Mary Sivuarapik - Sound of a River ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) (She's) My Lady ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) M.L.’s Dream Motherlove
Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) Rat qui roule… Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Bunchofuckingoofs Businesscum Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny New York Grief Vini Vidi Vici
Bunchofuckingoofs Aidsaphobia Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny Ou sommes nous? Vini Vidi Vici
Compilation Treatment - For You The Circuit
Compilation Casualty - Casualty Homegrown Album Eighty
Erica Pomerance Burn Baby Burn You Used To Think
Black Knight Aaraigathor (Metal Anthem) Master of Disaster (EP)
The Mutual Understanding San Jose In Wonderland
Evaporators Brainwashed (David Clayton-Thomas) United Empire Loyalists
Bunchofuckingoofs Profit Margin Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Ivan Daines Rodeo Capital of Canada Ivan
Les Dales Hawerchuk Dale Hawerchuk ST
Compilation Judy Singh - My Name is Love Unselfconsciously Canadian
British Modbeats Don't Answer Me Mod Is
Melchior Alias Chu mnu en metro automatique ST
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny Club Stuff Vini Vidi Vici
Tudjaat Medley: You Are My Sunshine - The Land I Came From ST
Trevor Dandy Is There Any Love? Don't Cry Little Tree
Moses Watcha Gonna do Now? End of the Line
Jean Fortier Au Grand Jour ST
Glenn Dixon No Cause for Alarm Cardboard Heroes
Joey Gregorash Freedom Means Love North Country Funk
Wankin Family T.O. We Did It For the Kids
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
Iron Gypsy Hell 'n' Back ST
Compilation Electric Jug & Blues Band - The Family Breakdown Winnipeg Vol 1
Compilation Lucy Amarualik & Mary Sivuarapik - Throat Singing Contest ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Compilation Dave Wright - You Were Gone Homegrown Album Eighty
Evaporators Maneaters United Empire Loyalists
L'infonie finale Vol 3
Erica Pomerance To Leonard From the Hospital You Used To Think
Diane Dufresne La marche nuptiale des condamnes a mort À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Bunchofuckingoofs Alcoholiday Turned Alcoholocaust Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Holding Out ST
Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) Charlow's Boogie Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Compilation David Foster - Listen to Daddy Unselfconsciously Canadian
Diane Dufresne J'me sens ben À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Melchior Alias Triste Narcisse ST
Aut'chose Les pays d'en haut Le Couchemar américain
Trevor Dandy It's a Long Journey Don't Cry Little Tree
CBC Folk Arts Orchestra Hopak (Ukrainian) Presents Canadians All: A Musical Mosaic of Canadian Folk Songs & Dances from the Prairies: Directed by Dick Seaborn
Compilation Alasi Alasuak - My Hands Are Cold ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Bunchofuckingoofs Once Upon an Empire Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Compilation Sneak - Situation Blues Homegrown Album Eighty
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) You Needed Me (Goodrum, Chappell, Ironside) Peter & Mary And Friends
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Incest Song Motherlove
Compilation Buddy Victor - Didn’t' We Unselfconsciously Canadian
British Modbeats Watcha Gonna Do About It Mod Is
Compilation Sugar 'N Spice - The Cruel War Winnipeg Vol 1
The Mutual Understanding Always True to You, Darling, In My Fashion In Wonderland
Moses Sit Down End of the Line
L'infonie Intermezzo Vol 3
Ivan Daines Calgary Stampede Ivan
The Mutual Understanding You Fascinate Me In Wonderland
The Mutual Understanding Everybody Loves My Baby In Wonderland
Islanders Two Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me Personally Yours
Lewis Baloue Let's Fall in Love Tonight L'amour
Houston Elizabeth ST
Jean Fortier Philistins ST
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Fernando (Abba) Peter & Mary And Friends
Compilation Alasi Alasuak, Nellie Nungak, Mary Sivuarapik & Alaci Tulaugak - Song of a Name (For a Boy) ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Iron Gypsy For the Crown ST
Glenn Dixon A Song for Canada Cardboard Heroes
Erica Pomerance Koanisphere You Used To Think
British Modbeats Ain't Nobody Home But Me Mod Is
Compilation Alasi Alasuak - Are You Shivering? ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Compilation Winston Hancock & The Changes - Stood Up The Circuit
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
Bunchofuckingoofs Left Nut - Side Pocket Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
The Mutual Understanding Rain Rain Go Away In Wonderland
Compilation Gary Bowman - Some Kind of a Fool Homegrown Album Eighty
La Révolution Française L'amour Québecois
La Révolution Française Et la terre tournera Québecois
British Modbeats Sorrow Mod Is
Tudjaat Traditional Throat Song Medley ST
Trevor Dandy Don’t Cry Little Tree Don't Cry Little Tree
Evaporators Woah! United Empire Loyalists
Diane Dufresne La fin de la monde est pour aujourd'hui À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Les Dales Hawerchuk Le king du triple swing ST
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
Joey Gregorash Make a Better Place North Country Funk
Compilation Instructions - D-6 The Circuit
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
Evaporators Your Instrument Does Not Affect Me United Empire Loyalists

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

Mutual Understanding

In Wonderland

Carnival of Chaos + Carnage

CrazySteveGoof1988

Bunchofuckingoofs

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