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
Heads in the Sky Heads in the Sky ST
British Modbeats Somebody Help Me Mod Is
L'infonie Ode L' affaire - Ouverture Vol 3
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny Club Stuff Vini Vidi Vici
Islanders Two Black Velvet Band Personally Yours
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Dada Lama Motherlove
Tudjaat Medley: You Are My Sunshine - The Land I Came From ST
British Modbeats Sorrow Mod Is
Fortier, Jean On Vend Du Vent ST
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Équinoxes Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Le lâchage de job Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Islanders Two Daniel Personally Yours
Compilation The Fifth - Tobacco Road Winnipeg Vol 1
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 Alasi Alasuak - My Hands Are Cold ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) My Elusive Dreams (Putman & Cherrill Tree Music) Peter & Mary And Friends
Islanders Two Help Me Personally Yours
Bunchofuckingoofs Conflict Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Canada Pops One Fine Morning Did You Know?
British Modbeats Watcha Gonna Do About It Mod Is
Daines, Ivan Rodeo Capital of Canada Ivan
L'infonie Intermezzo Vol 3
Charlebois, Robert Demain l'hiver ST
Fortier, Jean La Paix Soit Avec Nous ST
Dufresne, Diane On n'a pas l'temps À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Houston Some Day Do ST
Canada Pops These Eyes Did You Know?
Melchior Alias Une facon de parler ST
Pomerance, Erica The French Revolution You Used To Think
Houston Sally Bumper ST
Moses I Need You End of the Line
L'infonie Viens danser le "O.k. La!" Vol 3
British Modbeats More Love Mod Is
Islanders Two Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me Personally Yours
Islanders Two Highway Driving Personally Yours
Aut'chose Belle grande blanche Le Couchemar américain
Dufresne, Diane On tourne en rond À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
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 Dollar Bill North Country Funk
Compilation Gettysbyrg Address - Baby True Winnipeg Vol 1
Dufresne, Diane Comme des chiens À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Gregorash, Joey Make a Better Place North Country Funk
Islanders Two Six Days On The Road Personally Yours
CBC Folk Arts Orchestra Hopak (Ukrainian) Presents Canadians All: A Musical Mosaic of Canadian Folk Songs & Dances from the Prairies: Directed by Dick Seaborn
Heads in the Sky Golden Horning ST
Canada Pops Up Where We Belong Did You Know?
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
Canada Pops Beer Barrel Polka Did You Know?
Daines, Ivan Take Me Back Ivan
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
Evaporators Pillars in the Room United Empire Loyalists
Daines, Ivan Ivan Ivan
Dixon, Glenn Windy Donkey Cardboard Heroes
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
Evaporators Welcome to My Castle United Empire Loyalists
Compilation The Triad - The Only Way to Fly Winnipeg Vol 1
Islanders Two Summer Wages Personally Yours
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Adiadyll Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Heads in the Sky Atomic Energy Sweet: a: Heavy Water; b: Meltdown; c: Requiem ST
Gregorash, Joey Freedom Means Love North Country Funk
British North American Act Only a Dream In the Beginning
Houston Pretty Millie ST
Mutual Understanding Little Girl Blue In Wonderland
Canada Pops Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft Did You Know?
Iron Gypsy For the Crown ST
Black Knight Born To Rock Master of Disaster (EP)
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
Compilation Blakewood Castle - Lynnie Lynnie Winnipeg Vol 1
Dales Hawerchuk, Les Corps mort ST
Moses Sit Down End of the Line
Melchior Alias L’aquarium ST
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Shake the Dust (Alan MacRae, Canint - Natson) Peter & Mary And Friends
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 Alasi Alasuak - Are You Shivering? ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Charlebois, Robert Les années folles ST
British Modbeats Don't Answer Me Mod Is
Daines, Ivan Mom And Dad I Love You Ivan
Gregorash, Joey Down by the River North Country Funk
Daines, Ivan Peace River Ivan
Canada Pops Acquarius Did You Know?
Tudjaat Hear Me ST
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
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny Ou sommes nous? Vini Vidi Vici
Canada Pops Sometimes When We Touch Did You Know?
Pomerance, Erica Burn Baby Burn You Used To Think
Evaporators Pregnant United Empire Loyalists
Gregorash, Joey The Key North Country Funk
Dandy, Trevor Lord I Come to Thee Don't Cry Little Tree
Melchior Alias Triste Narcisse ST
Charlebois, Robert Autre chanson pour la même mouffe ST
Compilation Tommy Banks Orchestra - Bluesette Unselfconsciously Canadian
Aut'chose Le p'tit gros Le Couchemar américain
Dales Hawerchuk, Les Salive salée ST
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Turn On the Sun (Murray - Callender; Intune) Peter & Mary And Friends
La Révolution Française L'amour Québecois
Evaporators Your Instrument Does Not Affect Me United Empire Loyalists
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) A Hum for Stevie Winwood Motherlove
Heads in the Sky Heads in Rio ST
Pomerance, Erica Julius You Used To Think

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