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
Evaporators Brainwashed (David Clayton-Thomas) United Empire Loyalists
Evaporators Vampire Blues United Empire Loyalists
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
Mutual Understanding When The World Was Young In Wonderland
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Compilation Lucy Amarualik & Alaci Tulaugak - Song of Northern Lights 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
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
Fortier, Jean La Marche À Pieds ST
Dufresne, Diane Rock pour un gars d'bicyc À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Evaporators Nardwuar Vs. Alice Cooper United Empire Loyalists
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) M.L.’s Dream Motherlove
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
Islanders Two Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me Personally Yours
Wankin Family Suck Your Life Away We Did It For the Kids
British North American Act All the World is In Your Eyes In the Beginning
Aut'chose En arrière du micro Le Couchemar américain
Daines, Ivan Ivan Ivan
Compilation Alasi Alasuak - Song for a Baby ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Wankin Family Fuck the Commonwealth We Did It For the Kids
Dales Hawerchuk, Les Salive salée ST
Charlebois, Robert C’est pour ça ST
Dales Hawerchuk, Les Crocodile ST
Bunchofuckingoofs Molded Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Islanders Two All Around The Circle Personally Yours
Gregorash, Joey Down by the River North Country Funk
Compilation The Mongrels - Heartaches Winnipeg Vol 1
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) My Elusive Dreams (Putman & Cherrill Tree Music) Peter & Mary And Friends
Fortier, Jean La Vie En Noir ST
Charlebois, Robert Demain l'hiver ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Dada Lama Motherlove
Canada Pops Both Sides Now Did You Know?
Fortier, Jean La Paix Soit Avec Nous ST
British Modbeats Sorrow Mod Is
Pagliaro, Michel Ballad of Bessie Rosanne Pagliaro
Daines, Ivan Proud As Any Man Can Be Ivan
Aut'chose Hollywood en plywood Le Couchemar américain
Baloue, Lewis Things Just Happen That Way L'amour
Compilation Chopping Block - Goin' Back Home Winnipeg Vol 1
Tudjaat Uhmma (Up Up) - Dance Mix ST
Moses Ballerina Dance End of the Line
Canada Pops Sometimes When We Touch Did You Know?
La Révolution Française C-Cool Québecois
Evaporators Les yeux fermes United Empire Loyalists
Evaporators Pillars in the Room United Empire Loyalists
Gregorash, Joey Make a Better Place North Country Funk
Bunchofuckingoofs Da BFG Cee Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Canada Pops Beer Barrel Polka Did You Know?
Pagliaro, Michel It Ain't the Way Pagliaro
Evaporators Yo No Soy Rebelde United Empire Loyalists
British North American Act Joe Cool In the Beginning
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Turn On the Sun (Murray - Callender; Intune) Peter & Mary And Friends
Compilation Alasi Alasuak - Look Where Somebody Slept ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Bobépine Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Moses Feel Like a Fool End of the Line
Charlebois, Robert Protest Song ST
Dandy, Trevor Don’t Cry Little Tree Don't Cry Little Tree
Compilation Good Fortune - Ring in His Nose Winnipeg Vol 1
British Modbeats Watcha Gonna Do About It Mod Is
Pomerance, Erica The French Revolution You Used To Think
Evaporators United Empire Loyalists United Empire Loyalists
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Lord of the Dance (traditional) Peter & Mary And Friends
Dufresne, Diane On tourne en rond À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Tudjaat Traditional Throat Song Medley ST
Dufresne, Diane Carrousel À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Gregorash, Joey Jodie North Country Funk
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Fernando (Abba) Peter & Mary And Friends
Evaporators Dan Quayle vs. Nardwuar United Empire Loyalists
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Stella Daily Breakfeast Blues Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Rat qui roule… Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Evaporators Maneaters United Empire Loyalists
Islanders Two Daniel Personally Yours
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) You Needed Me (Goodrum, Chappell, Ironside) Peter & Mary And Friends
Dufresne, Diane Le tour du bloc À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
La Révolution Française Et la terre tournera Québecois
Charlebois, Robert 50,000,000 d'hommes ST
Charlebois, Robert Marie Noël ST
Wankin Family Anarchy in Whycocomagh We Did It For the Kids
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Charlow's Boogie Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Moses Between the Places End of the Line
Fortier, Jean Prends Ton Temps ST
L'infonie L'affaire Vol 3
Bunchofuckingoofs Businesscum Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Pagliaro, Michel Good and Bad Folks Pagliaro
Melchior Alias L’espace d’un ete ST
Dandy, Trevor When I Prayed Last Night Don't Cry Little Tree
Dufresne, Diane Le signal final À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Iron Gypsy Hell 'n' Back ST
Evaporators Baby You Got Me United Empire Loyalists
Islanders Two Summer Wages Personally Yours
Baloue, Lewis Cool Night In Paris L'amour
British North American Act Give Yourself a Ride In the Beginning
Wankin Family Local Youths (Gassenhauer) We Did It For the Kids
Pomerance, Erica Koanisphere You Used To Think
Dales Hawerchuk, Les La nouvelle ST
Islanders Two Somethings Wrong With Me Personally Yours
Dandy, Trevor Is There Any Love? Don't Cry Little Tree
Daines, Ivan Mom And Dad I Love You Ivan
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

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