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
Tudjaat Uhmma (Up Up) - Dance Mix ST
British Modbeats Watcha Gonna Do About It Mod Is
Les Dales Hawerchuk Corps mort ST
Diane Dufresne Le dernier show À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Houston Pretty Millie ST
Wankin Family Imaginary Lines We Did It For the Kids
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
Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) Rat qui roule… Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Tudjaat Medley: You Are My Sunshine - The Land I Came From ST
CBC Folk Arts Orchestra Hopak (Ukrainian) Presents Canadians All: A Musical Mosaic of Canadian Folk Songs & Dances from the Prairies: Directed by Dick Seaborn
Les Dales Hawerchuk Dale Hawerchuk ST
Compilation Buddy Victor - Didn’t' We Unselfconsciously Canadian
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Shake the Dust (Alan MacRae, Canint - Natson) Peter & Mary And Friends
Lewis Baloue My Whole Life L'amour
Compilation Joe Vassos - Leavin' on a Jet Plane Unselfconsciously Canadian
Evaporators Vampire Blues United Empire Loyalists
Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) Le rock 'n' roll du grand flanc mou Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Black Knight Metal Screams Master of Disaster (EP)
Les Dales Hawerchuk Abuse de moé ST
Compilation Rob Rohac - Valintine Blues Homegrown Album Eighty
Diane Dufresne La fin de la monde est pour aujourd'hui À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Diane Dufresne La joute des etoiles À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Islanders Two Highway Driving Personally Yours
Lewis Baloue Things Just Happen That Way L'amour
Diane Dufresne Valse triste À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Trevor Dandy Lord I Come to Thee Don't Cry Little Tree
British North American Act Just How You Feel In the Beginning
Joey Gregorash The Key North Country Funk
Aut'chose 24 heures par jour Le Couchemar américain
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Lord of the Dance (traditional) Peter & Mary And Friends
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Russian Medley (traditional) Peter & Mary And Friends
Evaporators Busy Body (Robert Johnson) United Empire Loyalists
Joey Gregorash Jodie North Country Funk
Moses Nobody End of the Line
Compilation Buddy Victor - The More I See You Unselfconsciously Canadian
Houston Elizabeth ST
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny New York Grief Vini Vidi Vici
Heads in the Sky Survive ST
Canada Pops These Eyes Did You Know?
Evaporators Les yeux fermes United Empire Loyalists
Joey Gregorash Make a Better Place North Country Funk
British Modbeats Love's Just a Broken Heart Mod Is
Compilation Alasi Alasuak - Look Where Somebody Slept ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Houston All My Life ST
The Mutual Understanding Look Around In Wonderland
Jean Fortier Au Grand Jour ST
Compilation Rapid Tears - Discontent Intentions The Circuit
Compilation Glamatron - Klüb The Circuit
The Mutual Understanding Wonderland In Wonderland
Compilation James McLennon Band - I Think I'm Gonna Say Goodbye Homegrown Album Eighty
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
Jean Fortier La Paix Soit Avec Nous ST
Islanders Two Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me Personally Yours
Compilation Gettysbyrg Address - Baby True Winnipeg Vol 1
Jean Fortier La Marche À Pieds ST
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Walk Out of My Mind (Lane, Tree Music) Peter & Mary And Friends
Aut'chose Belle grande blanche Le Couchemar américain
Compilation Tacoy Ride - Out of the Blue Homegrown Album Eighty
Les Dales Hawerchuk Star académie ST
British North American Act If You're Looking for Honey In the Beginning
Robert Charlebois Autre chanson pour la même mouffe ST
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
Aut'chose Beau bummage Le Couchemar américain
Compilation Myrna Lawrence - I've Grown Accustomed to His Face Unselfconsciously Canadian
Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) Stella Daily Breakfeast Blues Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Compilation Alasi Alasuak - Song About a Thumb ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
Jean Fortier On Vend Du Vent ST
Wankin Family No Justice We Did It For the Kids
Lewis Baloue Romance For Two L'amour
British Modbeats More Love Mod Is
Bunchofuckingoofs Conflict Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Moses Watcha Gonna do Now? End of the Line
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
Glenn Dixon Bathtub Bravery Cardboard Heroes
British Modbeats Sorrow Mod Is
Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) Bobépine Le Vieux Show Son Sale
CBC Folk Arts Orchestra Kubilas (Lithuanian) Presents Canadians All: A Musical Mosaic of Canadian Folk Songs & Dances from the Prairies: Directed by Dick Seaborn
Wankin Family Fuck the Commonwealth We Did It For the Kids
Joey Gregorash Down by the River North Country Funk
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Child in Me Motherlove
Erica Pomerance The French Revolution You Used To Think
Bunchofuckingoofs Thanx But No Thanx Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Les Dales Hawerchuk J'monte au lac ST
Trevor Dandy Have You Ever Wondered? Don't Cry Little Tree
Bunchofuckingoofs Coke - The Real Thing for Real Assholes Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Canada Pops One Fine Morning Did You Know?
Compilation Myrna Lawrence - Here, There and Everywhere Unselfconsciously Canadian
Compilation Lucy Amarualik & Mary Sivuarapik - Throat Singing Contest ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Bunchofuckingoofs Hogs of War Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Melchior Alias Itineraire 9 ST
Moses Comin' On Strong End of the Line
Joey Gregorash Bye Bye Baby North Country Funk
CBC Folk Arts Orchestra Olafu Og Alfamoer (Icelandic) Presents Canadians All: A Musical Mosaic of Canadian Folk Songs & Dances from the Prairies: Directed by Dick Seaborn
Erica Pomerance You Used to Think You Used To Think
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Robert Charlebois Doux sauvage ST
CBC Folk Arts Orchestra Two Irish Reels (Anglo-Saxon) Presents Canadians All: A Musical Mosaic of Canadian Folk Songs & Dances from the Prairies: Directed by Dick Seaborn
Robert Charlebois C’est pour ça ST
Ivan Daines Calgary Stampede Ivan

ST

20 Feet

20 Feet - ST LABEL 02

20 Feet - ST LABEL 01

20 Feet - ST BACK

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

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