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
Compilation Judy Singh - My Name is Love Unselfconsciously Canadian
Compilation The Triad - The Only Way to Fly Winnipeg Vol 1
Gregorash, Joey Freedom Means Love North Country Funk
Black Knight Aaraigathor (Metal Anthem) Master of Disaster (EP)
Black Knight Warlords Wrath Master of Disaster (EP)
Evaporators It's My Pride (Randy Bachman) United Empire Loyalists
Mutual Understanding Everybody Loves My Baby In Wonderland
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
Wankin Family Local Youths (Gassenhauer) We Did It For the Kids
Bunchofuckingoofs Conflict Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Canada Pops Both Sides Now Did You Know?
Dufresne, Diane Comme des chiens À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Charlebois, Robert Les années folles ST
Dufresne, Diane Le cirque est fini À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Islanders Two Somethings Wrong With Me Personally Yours
Moses Sit Down End of the Line
Dales Hawerchuk, Les Le king du triple swing ST
Islanders Two Knocking On Heaven's Door Personally Yours
Pagliaro, Michel Northern Star Pagliaro
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Russian Medley (traditional) Peter & Mary And Friends
Wankin Family We Do it for the Kids We Did It For the Kids
Baloue, Lewis Let's Fall in Love Tonight L'amour
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Dada Lama Motherlove
Evaporators I'm Going to France United Empire Loyalists
British Modbeats Somebody Help Me Mod Is
Dufresne, Diane On n'a pas l'temps À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Wankin Family No Way to Live We Did It For the Kids
Pagliaro, Michel Ballad of Bessie Rosanne Pagliaro
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Lord of the Dance (traditional) Peter & Mary And Friends
Aut'chose 24 heures par jour Le Couchemar américain
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 For the Crown ST
Moses Wastin' My Time End of the Line
Fortier, Jean Philistins ST
Pomerance, Erica Julius You Used To Think
Baloue, Lewis Even Rainbows Turn Blue L'amour
Dales Hawerchuk, Les Mais où est donc Carnior ST
Dufresne, Diane Le dernier show À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Dales Hawerchuk, Les La nouvelle ST
British Modbeats Sorrow Mod Is
L'infonie Intermezzo Vol 3
British North American Act Don't Run Away In the Beginning
Compilation Alasi Alasuak, Nellie Nungak, Mary Sivuarapik & Alaci Tulaugak - Song of a Little Girl ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Charlebois, Robert Autre chanson pour la même mouffe ST
Fortier, Jean La Chanson Pour Whizzim ST
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
Fortier, Jean La Paix Soit Avec Nous ST
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Charlow's Boogie Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Mutual Understanding Look Around In Wonderland
La Révolution Française La Famille Québecois
L'infonie Ode L' affaire - Ouverture Vol 3
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Incest Song Motherlove
Dandy, Trevor Have You Ever Wondered? Don't Cry Little Tree
CBC Folk Arts Orchestra Frailach (Jewish) Presents Canadians All: A Musical Mosaic of Canadian Folk Songs & Dances from the Prairies: Directed by Dick Seaborn
British Modbeats L.S.D. Mod Is
Melchior Alias L’aquarium ST
Islanders Two Help Me Personally Yours
Gregorash, Joey Jodie North Country Funk
Aut'chose Belle grande blanche Le Couchemar américain
Moses Ballerina Dance End of the Line
Dales Hawerchuk, Les Me case es su casa ST
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
Dufresne, Diane J'me sens ben À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Dufresne, Diane Le tour du bloc À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Bunchofuckingoofs Molded Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Islanders Two Black Velvet Band Personally Yours
British Modbeats Land of 1000 Dances Mod Is
Canada Pops Acquarius Did You Know?
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
Compilation David Foster - Listen to Daddy Unselfconsciously Canadian
British North American Act Corduroy Coat In the Beginning
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
Evaporators Baby You Got Me United Empire Loyalists
Black Knight Master Of Disaster Master of Disaster (EP)
Evaporators Your Instrument Does Not Affect Me United Empire Loyalists
Islanders Two All Around The Circle Personally Yours
Dufresne, Diane La fin de la monde est pour aujourd'hui À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Compilation Blakewood Castle - Lynnie Lynnie Winnipeg Vol 1
Melchior Alias Camping ST
Daines, Ivan Ivan Ivan
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Wankin Family Nobody Can Stop Us We Did It For the Kids
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Wild Mountain in the Thyme (Scottish traditional) Peter & Mary And Friends
Tudjaat Kajusita (My Ship Comes In) ST
Black Knight Metal Screams Master of Disaster (EP)
Compilation Joe Vassos - Leavin' on a Jet Plane Unselfconsciously Canadian
Pomerance, Erica Burn Baby Burn You Used To Think
La Révolution Française L'amour Québecois
Heads in the Sky Three Isle My Land ST
Charlebois, Robert Complainte de presqu’Amérique ST
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) You Needed Me (Goodrum, Chappell, Ironside) Peter & Mary And Friends
Compilation Myrna Lawrence - Here, There and Everywhere Unselfconsciously Canadian
Compilation Alasi Alasuak - Song About a Thumb ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Mutual Understanding You Fascinate Me In Wonderland
Dixon, Glenn A Song for Canada Cardboard Heroes
Compilation Nellie Nungak & Mary Sivuarapik - Mother Singing a Baby to Sleep On Her Back ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Wankin Family Suck Your Life Away We Did It For the Kids
Charlebois, Robert La bossa nova des esquimaux ST
Dales Hawerchuk, Les Abuse de moé ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) A Hum for Stevie Winwood Motherlove

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