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 Dan Quayle vs. Nardwuar United Empire Loyalists
Charlebois, Robert La bossa nova des esquimaux ST
L'infonie She's Leaving Home Vol 3
Charlebois, Robert 50,000,000 d'hommes ST
British Modbeats Ain't Nobody Home But Me Mod Is
Houston Hairy One ST
Dufresne, Diane La joute des etoiles À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Melchior Alias Triste Narcisse ST
Melchior Alias Camping ST
Iron Gypsy Hell 'n' Back ST
Fortier, Jean La Paix Soit Avec Nous ST
Evaporators Les yeux fermes United Empire Loyalists
Tudjaat Qiugaviit 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 The Triad - The Only Way to Fly Winnipeg Vol 1
Moses Ballerina Dance End of the Line
Black Knight Warlords Wrath Master of Disaster (EP)
Evaporators Nardwuar Vs. Alice Cooper United Empire Loyalists
Dandy, Trevor Lord I Come to Thee Don't Cry Little Tree
CBC Folk Arts Orchestra Two Irish Reels (Anglo-Saxon) Presents Canadians All: A Musical Mosaic of Canadian Folk Songs & Dances from the Prairies: Directed by Dick Seaborn
British North American Act See How Free In the Beginning
Dufresne, Diane La fin de la monde est pour aujourd'hui À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
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
Daines, Ivan Ivan Ivan
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Bobépine Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Evaporators United Empire Loyalists United Empire Loyalists
Charlebois, Robert Doux sauvage ST
Baloue, Lewis Cool Night In Paris L'amour
Canada Pops Sometimes When We Touch Did You Know?
Melchior Alias Totor Melchior ST
Black Knight Metal Screams Master of Disaster (EP)
Compilation The Fifth - You Don't Seem to Care Winnipeg Vol 1
Evaporators Brainwashed (David Clayton-Thomas) United Empire Loyalists
Moses Saturday Night Girl End of the Line
Daines, Ivan Proud As Any Man Can Be Ivan
Compilation Alasi Alasuak & Nellie Nungak - Sound of a Goose ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Moses Wastin' My Time End of the Line
Bunchofuckingoofs Hogs of War Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
CBC Folk Arts Orchestra Frailach (Jewish) Presents Canadians All: A Musical Mosaic of Canadian Folk Songs & Dances from the Prairies: Directed by Dick Seaborn
Compilation Good Fortune - Ring in His Nose Winnipeg Vol 1
Dales Hawerchuk, Les Le king du triple swing ST
British Modbeats Don't Answer Me Mod Is
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Shake the Dust (Alan MacRae, Canint - Natson) Peter & Mary And Friends
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Historical Implications of Turnips Motherlove
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) You Needed Me (Goodrum, Chappell, Ironside) Peter & Mary And Friends
CBC Folk Arts Orchestra Reiterwinkler Plattier (German) Presents Canadians All: A Musical Mosaic of Canadian Folk Songs & Dances from the Prairies: Directed by Dick Seaborn
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Le tango des concaves Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Dufresne, Diane Rock pour un gars d'bicyc À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Canada Pops One Fine Morning Did You Know?
Houston Fast Thinkin' Sam ST
Compilation Alasi Alasuak - Are You Shivering? ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Dufresne, Diane Le signal final À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Fortier, Jean La Reine Araignée ST
Pagliaro, Michel Sure Maybe Pagliaro
Compilation Alasi Alasuak - Song About a Thumb ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Fortier, Jean Prends Ton Temps ST
Gregorash, Joey Freedom Means Love North Country Funk
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Pleasure Sweets Motherlove
Pagliaro, Michel Magic Moments Pagliaro
Baloue, Lewis Summer's Moon L'amour
British North American Act The World Would Understand In the Beginning
Wankin Family Local Youths (Gassenhauer) We Did It For the Kids
Gregorash, Joey Jodie North Country Funk
Dales Hawerchuk, Les J'monte au lac ST
Melchior Alias L’aquarium ST
L'infonie Agnus Dei Vol 3
Mutual Understanding Everybody Loves My Baby In Wonderland
Dufresne, Diane La marche nuptiale des condamnes a mort À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Compilation Buddy Victor - The More I See You Unselfconsciously Canadian
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny Club Stuff Vini Vidi Vici
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Incest Song Motherlove
Compilation Alasi Alasuak - Song for a Little Baby ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Compilation Blakewood Castle - Lynnie Lynnie Winnipeg Vol 1
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Lit vert Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Walk Out of My Mind (Lane, Tree Music) Peter & Mary And Friends
Bunchofuckingoofs In Dog We Trust Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Houston Elizabeth ST
Houston Some Day Do ST
British North American Act Just How You Feel In the Beginning
Baloue, Lewis I Thought The World Of You L'amour
Charlebois, Robert Marie Noël ST
Charlebois, Robert Demain l'hiver ST
Compilation Alaci Tulaugak & Nellie Nungak - Sound of Wind ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Gregorash, Joey Make a Better Place North Country Funk
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
L'infonie Viens danser le "O.k. La!" Vol 3
Pomerance, Erica Anything Goes You Used To Think
Wankin Family We Do it for the Kids We Did It For the Kids
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
Compilation The Mongrels - Heartaches Winnipeg Vol 1
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Fernando (Abba) Peter & Mary And Friends
Mutual Understanding You Fascinate Me In Wonderland
Compilation Judy Singh - My Name is Love Unselfconsciously Canadian
La Révolution Française Isabelle Québecois
Pomerance, Erica Burn Baby Burn You Used To Think
Dufresne, Diane On n'a pas l'temps À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Moses Sit Down End of the Line
Tudjaat Medley: You Are My Sunshine - The Land I Came From ST
La Révolution Française Bingo Québecois

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