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
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny Pleasure Garden Vini Vidi Vici
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
Houston All My Life ST
Fortier, Jean La Marche À Pieds ST
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Russian Medley (traditional) Peter & Mary And Friends
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) A Hum for Stevie Winwood Motherlove
Fortier, Jean La Reine Araignée ST
Houston Hairy One ST
Wankin Family We Are The Wankin Family We Did It For the Kids
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 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
Compilation David Foster - Listen to Daddy Unselfconsciously Canadian
Compilation Alasi Alasuak - Song Game of a Blindfolded Person ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Charlebois, Robert Marie Noël ST
Fortier, Jean Philistins ST
Islanders Two Somethings Wrong With Me Personally Yours
Wankin Family No Justice We Did It For the Kids
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Équinoxes Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Fortier, Jean La Vie En Noir ST
Evaporators Maneaters United Empire Loyalists
Canada Pops Sometimes When We Touch Did You Know?
Gregorash, Joey The Key North Country Funk
Daines, Ivan A Rodeo Is a Rodeo Ivan
Tudjaat Medley: You Are My Sunshine - The Land I Came From ST
British Modbeats Ain't Nobody Home But Me Mod Is
Gregorash, Joey Down by the River North Country Funk
Pomerance, Erica Anything Goes You Used To Think
Houston Fast Thinkin' Sam ST
Compilation Alasi Alasuak - Song for a Baby ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Dufresne, Diane Le tour du bloc À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Moses Ballerina Dance End of the Line
British Modbeats Try to Understand Mod Is
Compilation The Triad - The Only Way to Fly Winnipeg Vol 1
Evaporators Welcome to My Castle United Empire Loyalists
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
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Charlow's Boogie Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Moses Saturday Night Girl End of the Line
Evaporators I'm Going to France United Empire Loyalists
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
Compilation Alasi Alasuak - My Hands Are Cold 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
La Révolution Française Bingo Québecois
Wankin Family Nobody Can Stop Us We Did It For the Kids
L'infonie finale Vol 3
Moses Wastin' My Time End of the Line
Aut'chose En arrière du micro Le Couchemar américain
Islanders Two Summer Wages Personally Yours
Compilation Judy Singh - Emily Unselfconsciously Canadian
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Iron Gypsy Oh I Need Your Lovin' ST
Pagliaro, Michel Theme From Ravenwood Burne Pagliaro
Daines, Ivan Calgary Stampede Ivan
Islanders Two Help Me Personally Yours
Black Knight Master Of Disaster Master of Disaster (EP)
Evaporators Yo No Soy Rebelde United Empire Loyalists
CBC Folk Arts Orchestra Vlajincia Dance (Serbian) Presents Canadians All: A Musical Mosaic of Canadian Folk Songs & Dances from the Prairies: Directed by Dick Seaborn
Aut'chose Beau bummage Le Couchemar américain
Charlebois, Robert Autre chanson pour la même mouffe ST
Houston Some Day Do ST
Moses Comin' On Strong End of the Line
Black Knight Aaraigathor (Metal Anthem) Master of Disaster (EP)
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny Ou sommes nous? Vini Vidi Vici
Gregorash, Joey Jodie North Country Funk
Daines, Ivan Mr. Radio Man Ivan
Evaporators Les yeux fermes United Empire Loyalists
Canada Pops One Fine Morning Did You Know?
Evaporators Oh Baby United Empire Loyalists
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Shake the Dust (Alan MacRae, Canint - Natson) Peter & Mary And Friends
Pomerance, Erica Julius You Used To Think
Wankin Family We Do it for the Kids We Did It For the Kids
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 When The World Was Young In Wonderland
Houston Mucho Gusto ST
Dandy, Trevor Sometimes Don't Cry Little Tree
Canada Pops Until It's Time For You To Go Did You Know?
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny AA HHH Vini Vidi Vici
Islanders Two Knocking On Heaven's Door Personally Yours
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
Islanders Two Black Velvet Band Personally Yours
Melchior Alias Non, rien de mieux ST
Dufresne, Diane On tourne en rond À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Dandy, Trevor Have You Ever Wondered? Don't Cry Little Tree
Melchior Alias Totor Melchior ST
Dales Hawerchuk, Les Crocodile ST
Evaporators Your Instrument Does Not Affect Me United Empire Loyalists
Evaporators It's My Pride (Randy Bachman) United Empire Loyalists
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Listen to the Rain (Peter Jansen) Peter & Mary And Friends
Daines, Ivan Proud As Any Man Can Be Ivan
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
British North American Act Corduroy Coat In the Beginning
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
Compilation The Fifth - Tobacco Road Winnipeg Vol 1
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Historical Implications of Turnips Motherlove
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny Club Stuff Vini Vidi Vici
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
Houston Elizabeth ST
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Le rock 'n' roll du grand flanc mou Le Vieux Show Son Sale
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
Islanders Two Green Green Grass Of Home Personally Yours
CBC Folk Arts Orchestra Frailach (Jewish) Presents Canadians All: A Musical Mosaic of Canadian Folk Songs & Dances from the Prairies: Directed by Dick Seaborn

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