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
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
CBC Folk Arts Orchestra Olafu Og Alfamoer (Icelandic) Presents Canadians All: A Musical Mosaic of Canadian Folk Songs & Dances from the Prairies: Directed by Dick Seaborn
Joey Gregorash Bye Bye Baby North Country Funk
Robert Charlebois Complainte de presqu’Amérique ST
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
Compilation Winston Hancock & The Changes - Love at First Sight The Circuit
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny Pleasure Garden Vini Vidi Vici
Lewis Baloue Like To See You Again L'amour
Compilation Alasi Alasuak - Are You Shivering? ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Melchior Alias Itineraire 9 ST
Compilation The Triad - The Only Way to Fly Winnipeg Vol 1
Canada Pops Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft Did You Know?
Robert Charlebois Marie Noël ST
Islanders Two Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me Personally Yours
Diane Dufresne Valse triste À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Robert Charlebois La bossa nova des esquimaux ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Child in Me Motherlove
Compilation Chopping Block - Goin' Back Home Winnipeg Vol 1
Aut'chose Beau bummage Le Couchemar américain
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) A Hum for Stevie Winwood Motherlove
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Russian Medley (traditional) Peter & Mary And Friends
Wankin Family T.O. We Did It For the Kids
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
Evaporators Maneaters United Empire Loyalists
Lewis Baloue Romance For Two L'amour
British Modbeats Don't Answer Me Mod Is
The Mutual Understanding Everybody Loves My Baby In Wonderland
Joey Gregorash Down by the River North Country Funk
Les Dales Hawerchuk Salive salée ST
Moses Nobody End of the Line
Canada Pops Up Where We Belong Did You Know?
Ivan Daines A Cowboy's Way Of Life Ivan
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny Vini Vidi Vici Vini Vidi Vici
Erica Pomerance Burn Baby Burn You Used To Think
Compilation Judy Singh - My Name is Love Unselfconsciously Canadian
Trevor Dandy It's a Long Journey Don't Cry Little Tree
Glenn Dixon Windy Donkey Cardboard Heroes
Tudjaat Medley: You Are My Sunshine - The Land I Came From ST
Compilation Alasi Alasuak - Song of a Three Stringed Fiddle ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
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
L'infonie Desafinado Vol 3
Aut'chose 24 heures par jour Le Couchemar américain
Bunchofuckingoofs CMD Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Black Knight Master Of Disaster Master of Disaster (EP)
Compilation Lucy Amarualik & Alaci Tulaugak - Song of Sea Shore ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Compilation David Foster - Listen to Daddy Unselfconsciously Canadian
Michel Pagliaro Sugar Lips Pagliaro
The Mutual Understanding You Fascinate Me In Wonderland
Canada Pops One Fine Morning Did You Know?
Compilation Myrna Lawrence - I've Grown Accustomed to His Face Unselfconsciously Canadian
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
Islanders Two Somethings Wrong With Me Personally Yours
Michel Pagliaro Northern Star Pagliaro
Diane Dufresne Le cirque est fini À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Melchior Alias Camping ST
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
British North American Act Corduroy Coat In the Beginning
Wankin Family No Way to Live We Did It For the Kids
Ivan Daines Take Me Back Ivan
Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) Lit vert Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Les Dales Hawerchuk Abuse de moé ST
Islanders Two I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Personally Yours
Jean Fortier La Vie En Noir ST
The Mutual Understanding I'm Old Fashioned In Wonderland
Erica Pomerance The Slippery Morning You Used To Think
La Révolution Française La Famille Québecois
Wankin Family We Do it for the Kids We Did It For the Kids
Compilation Lucy Amarualik & Mary Sivuarapik - Throat Singing Contest ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) M.L.’s Dream Motherlove
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Lord of the Dance (traditional) Peter & Mary And Friends
Wankin Family Local Youths (Gassenhauer) We Did It For the Kids
Islanders Two Highway Driving Personally Yours
Les Dales Hawerchuk Mais où est donc Carnior ST
British North American Act Don't Run Away In the Beginning
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
Ivan Daines Rodeo Capital of Canada Ivan
L'infonie Solo Vol 3
Erica Pomerance The French Revolution You Used To Think
Joey Gregorash Make a Better Place North Country Funk
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny New York Grief Vini Vidi Vici
Evaporators Your Instrument Does Not Affect Me United Empire Loyalists
The Mutual Understanding Wonderland In Wonderland
Bunchofuckingoofs Businesscum Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
British North American Act If You're Looking for Honey In the Beginning
Bunchofuckingoofs In Dog We Trust Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Compilation Joe Vassos - New World Unselfconsciously Canadian
Jean Fortier Léon Non Plus ST
Joey Gregorash Freedom Means Love North Country Funk
British North American Act See How Free In the Beginning
Compilation Alasi Alasuak - Song About a Thumb ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Evaporators Dan Quayle vs. Nardwuar United Empire Loyalists
Evaporators Baby You Got Me United Empire Loyalists
Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) Stella Daily Breakfeast Blues Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Jean Fortier La Marche À Pieds ST
Iron Gypsy Oh I Need Your Lovin' ST
Black Knight Metal Screams Master of Disaster (EP)
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny Ou sommes nous? Vini Vidi Vici
Houston Hairy One ST
Lewis Baloue Let's Fall in Love Tonight L'amour
Compilation Alasi Alasuak - Contest Between Men - A Second Challenge, Song of Wind ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk

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

CD-Bunchoffuckinggoofs - Carnival of Chaos CD

CD-Bunchoffuckinggoofs - Carnival of Chaos INSIDE FOLDOUT

CD-Bunchoffuckinggoofs - Carnival of Chaos BACK

CD-Bunchoffuckinggoofs - Carnival of Chaos INLAY

Pagliaro

Pagliaro, Michel

Révolution Française - Québecois LABEL 02

Révolution Française - Québecois LABEL 01

Révolution Française - Québecois BACK

Le N'hockey

Dandy, Trevor

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