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
Charlebois, Robert C’est pour ça ST
Pomerance, Erica Julius You Used To Think
Canada Pops My Way Did You Know?
Dufresne, Diane La fin de la monde est pour aujourd'hui À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Wankin Family No Way to Live We Did It For the Kids
L'infonie J'ai perdu 15 cents dans le nez froid d'un ange bronze Vol 3
Tudjaat Kajusita (My Ship Comes In) ST
Pagliaro, Michel Ballad of Bessie Rosanne Pagliaro
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Shake the Dust (Alan MacRae, Canint - Natson) Peter & Mary And Friends
L'infonie Toutes les Affaires s'en vont sur toutes les cotes en meme temps, tout l'temps Vol 3
L'infonie L'affaire Vol 3
Baloue, Lewis Cool Night In Paris L'amour
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
Dufresne, Diane A part de d'ca À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
British North American Act Corduroy Coat In the Beginning
Islanders Two Six Days On The Road Personally Yours
Pagliaro, Michel Some Sing, Some Dance Pagliaro
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Angels Hair Mother Love Suite: Intro; Allementry; Plunket Pastoral; Two Buried Texts Part I - Silver Lake Six; Two Buried Texts Part II - Silver Lake Six; A Little Love Poem for Your Lobes to Nibble On; Visitation; Cada Motherlove
Compilation Sugar 'N Spice - The Cruel War Winnipeg Vol 1
Wankin Family We Are The Wankin Family We Did It For the Kids
Canada Pops Beer Barrel Polka Did You Know?
Baloue, Lewis Summer's Moon L'amour
Canada Pops One Fine Morning Did You Know?
Islanders Two Knocking On Heaven's Door Personally Yours
Evaporators Yo No Soy Rebelde United Empire Loyalists
Canada Pops The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Did You Know?
Moses I Need You End of the Line
Islanders Two Help Me Personally Yours
Daines, Ivan Put Some Life In Your Life Ivan
Evaporators Your Instrument Does Not Affect Me United Empire Loyalists
Wankin Family Anarchy in Whycocomagh We Did It For the Kids
Evaporators Baby Send For Me United Empire Loyalists
Dales Hawerchuk, Les En déshabillé ST
Dales Hawerchuk, Les Star académie ST
Compilation Alasi Alasuak - She Thinks She is the Only Daughter ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Dales Hawerchuk, Les Me case es su casa ST
Wankin Family Local Youths (Gassenhauer) We Did It For the Kids
Fortier, Jean Au Grand Jour ST
Moses Ballerina Dance End of the Line
Compilation Myrna Lawrence - I've Grown Accustomed to His Face Unselfconsciously Canadian
British Modbeats The Price of Love Mod Is
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny Club Stuff Vini Vidi Vici
Houston Fly ST
Moses Between the Places End of the Line
Heads in the Sky Atomic Energy Sweet: a: Heavy Water; b: Meltdown; c: Requiem ST
Houston Mucho Gusto ST
Moses Sit Down End of the Line
Pagliaro, Michel Rainshowers Pagliaro
Charlebois, Robert Autre chanson pour la même mouffe ST
Islanders Two Green Green Grass Of Home Personally Yours
Bunchofuckingoofs Profit Margin Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Daines, Ivan Travelling Down Life's Old Highway Ivan
Dandy, Trevor Don’t Cry Little Tree Don't Cry Little Tree
Gregorash, Joey Sugar Ride North Country Funk
Heads in the Sky Three Isle My Land ST
Evaporators Busy Body (Robert Johnson) United Empire Loyalists
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Fernando (Abba) Peter & Mary And Friends
Compilation Blakewood Castle - Lynnie Lynnie Winnipeg Vol 1
Canada Pops Acquarius Did You Know?
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
Baloue, Lewis Like To See You Again L'amour
Moses Saturday Night Girl End of the Line
Moses Feel Like a Fool End of the Line
Dales Hawerchuk, Les Salive salée ST
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Le rock 'n' roll du grand flanc mou Le Vieux Show Son Sale
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 Les années folles ST
CBC Folk Arts Orchestra Jukas Jarvi (Finnish) Presents Canadians All: A Musical Mosaic of Canadian Folk Songs & Dances from the Prairies: Directed by Dick Seaborn
Dufresne, Diane Le dernier show À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Melchior Alias Triste Narcisse ST
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Équinoxes Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Evaporators Welcome to My Castle United Empire Loyalists
Pagliaro, Michel Lovin' You Ain't Easy Pagliaro
Compilation The Mongrels - Heartaches Winnipeg Vol 1
Bunchofuckingoofs Once Upon an Empire Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Pagliaro, Michel Magic Moments Pagliaro
Dufresne, Diane Rock pour un gars d'bicyc À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Dufresne, Diane Carrousel À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Tudjaat Hear Me ST
Pomerance, Erica To Leonard From the Hospital You Used To Think
Dandy, Trevor Sometimes Don't Cry Little Tree
British North American Act Joe Cool In the Beginning
Compilation Alasi Alasuak - Are You Shivering? ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Evaporators Baby You Got Me United Empire Loyalists
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Charlow's Boogie Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Aut'chose Hollywood en plywood Le Couchemar américain
Melchior Alias Non, rien de mieux ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
Compilation David Foster - Listen to Daddy Unselfconsciously Canadian
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
Iron Gypsy Oh I Need Your Lovin' ST
Bunchofuckingoofs Thanx But No Thanx Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Wankin Family Imaginary Lines We Did It For the Kids
Fortier, Jean On Vend Du Vent ST
Fortier, Jean La Chanson Pour Whizzim ST
Charlebois, Robert Complainte de presqu’Amérique ST
Evaporators Pregnant United Empire Loyalists
Houston Hairy One ST
Evaporators Maneaters United Empire Loyalists
British Modbeats Love's Just a Broken Heart Mod Is

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