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
Jean Fortier Léon Non Plus ST
Erica Pomerance You Used to Think You Used To Think
Compilation Joe Vassos - New World Unselfconsciously Canadian
Robert Charlebois Complainte de presqu’Amérique ST
Compilation Tacoy Ride - Out of the Blue Homegrown Album Eighty
Robert Charlebois Autre chanson pour la même mouffe ST
Evaporators Baby Send For Me United Empire Loyalists
Bunchofuckingoofs Alcoholiday Turned Alcoholocaust Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Diane Dufresne On n'a pas l'temps À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
British Modbeats L.S.D. Mod Is
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Russian Medley (traditional) Peter & Mary And Friends
Evaporators Yo No Soy Rebelde United Empire Loyalists
Evaporators Oh Baby United Empire Loyalists
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Dada Lama Motherlove
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
Bunchofuckingoofs Aidsaphobia Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Compilation Joe Vassos - Leavin' on a Jet Plane Unselfconsciously Canadian
Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) Rat qui roule… Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Iron Gypsy Streetwize ST
Wankin Family Local Youths (Gassenhauer) We Did It For the Kids
L'infonie Intermezzo Vol 3
Moses Comin' On Strong End of the Line
Compilation Vera & The Poor Boys - Chameleon Girl The Circuit
Tudjaat Uhmma (Up Up) - Dance Mix ST
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Listen to the Rain (Peter Jansen) Peter & Mary And Friends
L'infonie L'affaire Vol 3
Diane Dufresne Le signal final À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
CBC Folk Arts Orchestra Fuoco Del Sud (Italian) Presents Canadians All: A Musical Mosaic of Canadian Folk Songs & Dances from the Prairies: Directed by Dick Seaborn
The Mutual Understanding You Fascinate Me In Wonderland
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
Les Dales Hawerchuk En déshabillé ST
Compilation Lucy Amarualik & Alaci Tulaugak - Song of Northern Lights ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Wankin Family We Do it for the Kids We Did It For the Kids
Evaporators Nardwuar Vs. Alice Cooper United Empire Loyalists
Trevor Dandy It's a Long Journey Don't Cry Little Tree
Erica Pomerance Anything Goes You Used To Think
Erica Pomerance We Came Via You Used To Think
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny Vini Vidi Vici Vini Vidi Vici
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) M.L.’s Dream Motherlove
Jean Fortier La Chanson Pour Whizzim ST
Melchior Alias Non, rien de mieux ST
Lewis Baloue Let's Fall in Love Tonight L'amour
Bunchofuckingoofs In Dog We Trust Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
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
Diane Dufresne Carrousel À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Les Dales Hawerchuk Dale Hawerchuk ST
Compilation Rapid Tears - Discontent Intentions The Circuit
Jean Fortier La Paix Soit Avec Nous ST
La Révolution Française Isabelle Québecois
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
British North American Act See How Free In the Beginning
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Holding Out ST
Tudjaat Hear Me ST
Compilation David Foster - Listen to Daddy Unselfconsciously Canadian
British Modbeats Watcha Gonna Do About It Mod Is
Houston Mucho Gusto ST
La Révolution Française Pierre-Paul Ladouceur Québecois
Joey Gregorash Dollar Bill North Country Funk
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny Club Stuff Vini Vidi Vici
Tudjaat Qiugaviit ST
Islanders Two Highway Driving Personally Yours
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) A Hum for Stevie Winwood Motherlove
CBC Folk Arts Orchestra Frailach (Jewish) Presents Canadians All: A Musical Mosaic of Canadian Folk Songs & Dances from the Prairies: Directed by Dick Seaborn
Lewis Baloue Love Showered Me L'amour
Compilation Glamatron - Klüb The Circuit
Compilation Rob Rohac - Valintine Blues Homegrown Album Eighty
Compilation Alasi Alasuak, Nellie Nungak, Mary Sivuarapik & Alaci Tulaugak - Song About the World ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Bunchofuckingoofs Coke - The Real Thing for Real Assholes Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Trevor Dandy Overture and Judgement Morning Don't Cry Little Tree
Diane Dufresne Attention la terre À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
La Révolution Française L'amour Québecois
Erica Pomerance The Slippery Morning You Used To Think
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
Les Dales Hawerchuk Corps mort ST
Compilation Blakewood Castle - Lynnie Lynnie Winnipeg Vol 1
Canada Pops Beer Barrel Polka Did You Know?
Moses Between the Places End of the Line
L'infonie J'ai perdu 15 cents dans le nez froid d'un ange bronze Vol 3
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny New York Grief Vini Vidi Vici
Canada Pops The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Did You Know?
Compilation Alasi Alasuak - Song for a Little Baby ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
The Mutual Understanding San Jose In Wonderland
Melchior Alias Camping ST
Canada Pops Both Sides Now Did You Know?
Black Knight Warlords Wrath Master of Disaster (EP)
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Turn On the Sun (Murray - Callender; Intune) Peter & Mary And Friends
Melchior Alias Chu mnu en metro automatique ST
Compilation Myrna Lawrence - I've Grown Accustomed to His Face Unselfconsciously Canadian
Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) Équinoxes Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Ivan Daines Peace River Ivan
Les Dales Hawerchuk J'monte au lac ST
Evaporators Your Instrument Does Not Affect Me United Empire Loyalists
Bunchofuckingoofs Profit Margin Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Heads in the Sky Heads in the Sky ST
Canada Pops Walk Hand In Hand Did You Know?
Lewis Baloue Summer's Moon L'amour
The Mutual Understanding Always True to You, Darling, In My Fashion In Wonderland
Diane Dufresne Le dernier show À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Compilation Myrna Lawrence - Here, There and Everywhere Unselfconsciously Canadian
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Sing With Soul ST

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