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
Black Knight Metal Screams Master of Disaster (EP)
The Mutual Understanding You Fascinate Me In Wonderland
Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) Bobépine Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Compilation Joe Vassos - Leavin' on a Jet Plane Unselfconsciously Canadian
British North American Act Baby Jane Days and Nights In the Beginning
Compilation Myrna Lawrence - I've Grown Accustomed to His Face Unselfconsciously Canadian
Les Dales Hawerchuk Dale Hawerchuk ST
Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) Charlow's Boogie Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Joey Gregorash Don't Let Your Pride Get You Girl North Country Funk
Jean Fortier La Reine Araignée ST
Melchior Alias Triste Narcisse ST
L'infonie L'affaire Vol 3
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Fernando (Abba) Peter & Mary And Friends
Trevor Dandy It's a Long Journey Don't Cry Little Tree
Evaporators Maneaters United Empire Loyalists
Evaporators Busy Body (Robert Johnson) United Empire Loyalists
Diane Dufresne Attention la terre À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Heads in the Sky Atomic Energy Sweet: a: Heavy Water; b: Meltdown; c: Requiem ST
Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) Le lâchage de job Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Melchior Alias Itineraire 9 ST
Evaporators Vampire Blues United Empire Loyalists
Bunchofuckingoofs Molded Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Houston Fly ST
Heads in the Sky Heads in Rio ST
CBC Folk Arts Orchestra Oh Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie - Skip to My Lou (American Traditional) Presents Canadians All: A Musical Mosaic of Canadian Folk Songs & Dances from the Prairies: Directed by Dick Seaborn
Ivan Daines Mom And Dad I Love You Ivan
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
Bunchofuckingoofs Aidsaphobia Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Ivan Daines Peace River Ivan
Les Dales Hawerchuk Abuse de moé ST
Houston Hairy One ST
Trevor Dandy Sometimes Don't Cry Little Tree
Compilation Alasi Alasuak - Are You Shivering? ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Compilation James McLennon Band - I Think I'm Gonna Say Goodbye Homegrown Album Eighty
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
Les Dales Hawerchuk Star académie ST
Lewis Baloue Let's Fall in Love Tonight L'amour
Melchior Alias Totor Melchior ST
Compilation Alasi Alasuak - My Hands Are Cold ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Aut'chose Hollywood en plywood Le Couchemar américain
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Incest Song Motherlove
La Révolution Française Bingo Québecois
Trevor Dandy When I Prayed Last Night Don't Cry Little Tree
Wankin Family Suck Your Life Away We Did It For the Kids
Canada Pops Both Sides Now Did You Know?
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Turn On the Sun (Murray - Callender; Intune) Peter & Mary And Friends
Joey Gregorash Freedom Means Love North Country Funk
Moses Sit Down End of the Line
British Modbeats Sorrow Mod Is
Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) Stella Daily Breakfeast Blues Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Houston Sally Bumper ST
Les Dales Hawerchuk Corps mort ST
Bunchofuckingoofs Left Nut - Side Pocket Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Sing With Soul ST
Houston Fast Thinkin' Sam ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
Diane Dufresne Comme des chiens À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Wild Mountain in the Thyme (Scottish traditional) Peter & Mary And Friends
Houston Mucho Gusto ST
CBC Folk Arts Orchestra Sakura (Japanese) Presents Canadians All: A Musical Mosaic of Canadian Folk Songs & Dances from the Prairies: Directed by Dick Seaborn
Compilation Judy Singh - My Name is Love Unselfconsciously Canadian
Trevor Dandy Don’t Cry Little Tree Don't Cry Little Tree
Jean Fortier La Chanson Pour Whizzim ST
Diane Dufresne J'me sens ben À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny New York Grief Vini Vidi Vici
Compilation Glamatron - Pop Tarts The Circuit
Compilation Rob Heath - Rider Homegrown Album Eighty
British North American Act All the World is In Your Eyes In the Beginning
Compilation Judy Singh - Emily Unselfconsciously Canadian
Melchior Alias L’aquarium ST
Wankin Family We Do it for the Kids We Did It For the Kids
Compilation Sneak - Situation Blues Homegrown Album Eighty
British North American Act Just How You Feel In the Beginning
Compilation David Foster - Listen to Daddy Unselfconsciously Canadian
Tudjaat Traditional Throat Song Medley ST
Islanders Two In The Ghetto Personally Yours
Black Knight Master Of Disaster Master of Disaster (EP)
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
Joey Gregorash The Key North Country Funk
Bunchofuckingoofs Destroy All Automobiles Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny Ou sommes nous? Vini Vidi Vici
La Révolution Française Et la terre tournera Québecois
La Révolution Française C-Cool Québecois
Evaporators It's My Pride (Randy Bachman) United Empire Loyalists
British North American Act See How Free In the Beginning
The Mutual Understanding I'm Old Fashioned In Wonderland
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
Diane Dufresne A part de d'ca À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Jean Fortier On Vend Du Vent 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 Electric Jug & Blues Band - The Family Breakdown Winnipeg Vol 1
Robert Charlebois Autre chanson pour la même mouffe ST
Robert Charlebois Doux sauvage ST
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny Vini Vidi Vici Vini Vidi Vici
Les Dales Hawerchuk Le king du triple swing ST
Moses I Need You End of the Line
The Mutual Understanding Always True to You, Darling, In My Fashion In Wonderland
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Child in Me Motherlove
Ivan Daines Rodeo Capital of Canada Ivan
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Back in Bermuda (Peter Jansen) Peter & Mary And Friends

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