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
Dales Hawerchuk, Les Le king du triple swing ST
Dandy, Trevor Don’t Cry Little Tree Don't Cry Little Tree
Dandy, Trevor When I Prayed Last Night Don't Cry Little Tree
Dufresne, Diane Valse triste À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
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
Islanders Two I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Personally Yours
Compilation Alasi Alasuak - Contest Between Men - A Second Challenge, Song of Wind ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
L'infonie Ode L' affaire - Ouverture Vol 3
British North American Act See How Free In the Beginning
Pomerance, Erica Julius You Used To Think
Dales Hawerchuk, Les Star académie ST
British North American Act Just How You Feel In the Beginning
Charlebois, Robert Marie Noël ST
Compilation Gettysbyrg Address - Baby True Winnipeg Vol 1
Baloue, Lewis My Whole Life L'amour
Fortier, Jean La Vie En Noir ST
Charlebois, Robert Les années folles ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Dada Lama Motherlove
Tudjaat Uhmma (Up Up) - Dance Mix ST
Moses Sit Down 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
Canada Pops Beer Barrel Polka Did You Know?
Pomerance, Erica Anything Goes You Used To Think
Wankin Family Fuck the Commonwealth We Did It For the Kids
Wankin Family Anarchy in Whycocomagh We Did It For the Kids
Dales Hawerchuk, Les La nouvelle ST
Tudjaat Qiugaviit ST
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Le rock 'n' roll du grand flanc mou Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Pagliaro, Michel Sugar Lips Pagliaro
Dandy, Trevor Lord I Come to Thee Don't Cry Little Tree
Melchior Alias Itineraire 9 ST
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Bobépine Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Evaporators Baby Send For Me United Empire Loyalists
Wankin Family Imaginary Lines We Did It For the Kids
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) M.L.’s Dream Motherlove
Daines, Ivan Mr. Radio Man Ivan
Compilation David Foster - Listen to Daddy Unselfconsciously Canadian
Evaporators United Empire Loyalists United Empire Loyalists
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
Dales Hawerchuk, Les Crocodile ST
Compilation Sugar 'N Spice - The Cruel War Winnipeg Vol 1
Charlebois, Robert Complainte de presqu’Amérique ST
Heads in the Sky Golden Horning ST
Canada Pops Both Sides Now Did You Know?
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny Vini Vidi Vici Vini Vidi Vici
Dales Hawerchuk, Les Salive salée ST
Baloue, Lewis Love Showered Me L'amour
Baloue, Lewis Summer's Moon L'amour
Melchior Alias L’aquarium ST
Gregorash, Joey Jodie North Country Funk
Evaporators Nardwuar Vs. Alice Cooper United Empire Loyalists
Compilation Joe Vassos - New World Unselfconsciously Canadian
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Pagliaro, Michel Some Sing, Some Dance Pagliaro
Dales Hawerchuk, Les Ya! 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
Moses 53 Chevy (Heebner's Blues) End of the Line
Daines, Ivan Travelling Down Life's Old Highway Ivan
Baloue, Lewis Cool Night In Paris L'amour
Baloue, Lewis I Thought The World Of You L'amour
Moses I Need You End of the Line
Moses Watcha Gonna do Now? End of the Line
Islanders Two Green Green Grass Of Home Personally Yours
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Rat qui roule… Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Islanders Two In The Ghetto Personally Yours
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
L'infonie finale Vol 3
Canada Pops Sometimes When We Touch Did You Know?
Pagliaro, Michel Sure Maybe Pagliaro
Fortier, Jean On Vend Du Vent ST
Melchior Alias Une facon de parler ST
Iron Gypsy Hell 'n' Back ST
L'infonie J'ai perdu 15 cents dans le nez froid d'un ange bronze Vol 3
Dandy, Trevor Have You Ever Wondered? Don't Cry Little Tree
Canada Pops Acquarius Did You Know?
Houston Pretty Millie ST
Pagliaro, Michel Good and Bad Folks Pagliaro
Gregorash, Joey Night Ride to Memphis North Country Funk
Compilation Alasi Alasuak - Song About a Thumb ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Gregorash, Joey Dollar Bill North Country Funk
Melchior Alias L’espace d’un ete ST
Dales Hawerchuk, Les En déshabillé ST
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
Fortier, Jean Léon Non Plus ST
Compilation The Fifth - Tobacco Road Winnipeg Vol 1
Canada Pops Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft Did You Know?
Houston Sally Bumper ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Pleasure Sweets Motherlove
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
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) A Hum for Stevie Winwood Motherlove
Compilation Alasi Alasuak & Nellie Nungak - Sound of a Goose ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Melchior Alias Non, rien de mieux ST
Aut'chose 24 heures par jour Le Couchemar américain
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
Compilation Electric Jug & Blues Band - The Family Breakdown Winnipeg Vol 1
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Équinoxes Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Evaporators Vampire Blues United Empire Loyalists
Black Knight Aaraigathor (Metal Anthem) Master of Disaster (EP)
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
Wankin Family We Do it for the Kids We Did It For the Kids

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