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 Joe Vassos - Leavin' on a Jet Plane Unselfconsciously Canadian
Evaporators Pregnant United Empire Loyalists
Evaporators Oh Baby United Empire Loyalists
L'infonie She's Leaving Home Vol 3
Houston Fast Thinkin' Sam ST
Dales Hawerchuk, Les Star académie ST
Fortier, Jean Léon Non Plus ST
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Équinoxes Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Evaporators Pillars in the Room United Empire Loyalists
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
Evaporators Les yeux fermes United Empire Loyalists
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) A Hum for Stevie Winwood Motherlove
Canada Pops Acquarius Did You Know?
Gregorash, Joey Down by the River North Country Funk
Pomerance, Erica Julius You Used To Think
Heads in the Sky Heads in the Sky ST
Dufresne, Diane Le signal final À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Mutual Understanding When The World Was Young In Wonderland
British Modbeats Try to Understand Mod Is
Islanders Two All Around The Circle Personally Yours
Islanders Two In The Ghetto Personally Yours
Aut'chose En arrière du micro Le Couchemar américain
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Historical Implications of Turnips Motherlove
Baloue, Lewis I Thought The World Of You L'amour
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny Club Stuff Vini Vidi Vici
Pagliaro, Michel Sure Maybe Pagliaro
Fortier, Jean La Marche À Pieds ST
Houston Pretty Millie ST
Charlebois, Robert Complainte de presqu’Amérique ST
British North American Act Give Yourself a Ride In the Beginning
British North American Act Baby Jane Days and Nights In the Beginning
Dales Hawerchuk, Les Mais où est donc Carnior ST
Dales Hawerchuk, Les Ya! ST
Canada Pops Walk Hand In Hand Did You Know?
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Russian Medley (traditional) Peter & Mary And Friends
Dufresne, Diane Carrousel À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
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
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Le reel du pendu Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Tudjaat Qiugaviit ST
Evaporators I'm Going to France United Empire Loyalists
Dufresne, Diane La marche nuptiale des condamnes a mort À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Heads in the Sky On My Way to Freedom ST
Wankin Family We Are The Wankin Family We Did It For the Kids
Evaporators Yo No Soy Rebelde United Empire Loyalists
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny Ou sommes nous? Vini Vidi Vici
Dandy, Trevor Overture and Judgement Morning Don't Cry Little Tree
Iron Gypsy Hell 'n' Back ST
Mutual Understanding San Jose In Wonderland
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
Melchior Alias Une facon de parler ST
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Turn On the Sun (Murray - Callender; Intune) Peter & Mary And Friends
Fortier, Jean La Chanson Pour Whizzim ST
Islanders Two I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Personally Yours
L'infonie Ode L' affaire - Ouverture Vol 3
Dandy, Trevor It's a Long Journey Don't Cry Little Tree
Compilation The Fifth - You Don't Seem to Care Winnipeg Vol 1
Dixon, Glenn No Cause for Alarm Cardboard Heroes
Heads in the Sky Three Isle My Land ST
L'infonie J'ai perdu 15 cents dans le nez froid d'un ange bronze Vol 3
British North American Act All the World is In Your Eyes In the Beginning
Evaporators Busy Body (Robert Johnson) United Empire Loyalists
Fortier, Jean Au Grand Jour ST
Wankin Family Local Youths (Gassenhauer) We Did It For the Kids
Daines, Ivan Put Some Life In Your Life Ivan
Canada Pops Up Where We Belong Did You Know?
Compilation The Mongrels - Heartaches Winnipeg Vol 1
Canada Pops Beer Barrel Polka Did You Know?
Compilation Electric Jug & Blues Band - The Family Breakdown Winnipeg Vol 1
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Walk Out of My Mind (Lane, Tree Music) Peter & Mary And Friends
Houston Some Day Do ST
Daines, Ivan Ivan Ivan
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Lord of the Dance (traditional) Peter & Mary And Friends
Houston All My Life ST
Pagliaro, Michel Ballad of Bessie Rosanne Pagliaro
Wankin Family Anarchy in Whycocomagh We Did It For the Kids
L'infonie Desafinado Vol 3
Dandy, Trevor Don’t Cry Little Tree Don't Cry Little Tree
Tudjaat Uhmma (Up Up) - Dance Mix ST
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Le rock 'n' roll du grand flanc mou Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Islanders Two Black Velvet Band Personally Yours
Compilation The Fifth - Tobacco Road Winnipeg Vol 1
Compilation David Foster - Listen to Daddy Unselfconsciously Canadian
Compilation The Triad - The Only Way to Fly Winnipeg Vol 1
Dufresne, Diane Le cirque est fini À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Baloue, Lewis Romance For Two L'amour
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
Dandy, Trevor Sometimes Don't Cry Little Tree
L'infonie Agnus Dei Vol 3
Gregorash, Joey The Key North Country Funk
Iron Gypsy Streetwize ST
CBC Folk Arts Orchestra Frailach (Jewish) Presents Canadians All: A Musical Mosaic of Canadian Folk Songs & Dances from the Prairies: Directed by Dick Seaborn
Black Knight Warlords Wrath Master of Disaster (EP)
Dufresne, Diane La joute des etoiles À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
CBC Folk Arts Orchestra Kubilas (Lithuanian) Presents Canadians All: A Musical Mosaic of Canadian Folk Songs & Dances from the Prairies: Directed by Dick Seaborn
Aut'chose Hollywood en plywood Le Couchemar américain
Pagliaro, Michel Some Sing, Some Dance Pagliaro
Black Knight Aaraigathor (Metal Anthem) Master of Disaster (EP)
Compilation Buddy Victor - The More I See You Unselfconsciously Canadian
Heads in the Sky Atomic Energy Sweet: a: Heavy Water; b: Meltdown; c: Requiem ST
Iron Gypsy For the Crown ST

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