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 Alasi Alasuak - Song for a Little Baby ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Black Knight Born To Rock Master of Disaster (EP)
Dixon, Glenn Windy Donkey Cardboard Heroes
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
Islanders Two Help Me Personally Yours
Bunchofuckingoofs Profit Margin Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Wankin Family Local Youths (Gassenhauer) We Did It For the Kids
Canada Pops Sometimes When We Touch Did You Know?
Houston All My Life ST
Compilation Buddy Victor - The More I See You Unselfconsciously Canadian
Dandy, Trevor Is There Any Love? Don't Cry Little Tree
Aut'chose 24 heures par jour Le Couchemar américain
Charlebois, Robert Complainte de presqu’Amérique ST
Compilation The Mongrels - Heartaches Winnipeg Vol 1
Mutual Understanding Pretty People In Wonderland
Dales Hawerchuk, Les Dale Hawerchuk ST
L'infonie finale Vol 3
Pomerance, Erica You Used to Think You Used To Think
Moses I'm Onto You End of the Line
Dufresne, Diane Rock pour un gars d'bicyc À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Pagliaro, Michel Northern Star Pagliaro
Mutual Understanding Always True to You, Darling, In My Fashion In Wonderland
Charlebois, Robert Marie Noël ST
La Révolution Française Isabelle Québecois
British Modbeats The Price of Love Mod Is
Compilation The Fifth - You Don't Seem to Care Winnipeg Vol 1
British North American Act If You're Looking for Honey In the Beginning
Pagliaro, Michel Ballad of Bessie Rosanne Pagliaro
La Révolution Française L'amour Québecois
Compilation Joe Vassos - New World Unselfconsciously Canadian
CBC Folk Arts Orchestra Sakura (Japanese) Presents Canadians All: A Musical Mosaic of Canadian Folk Songs & Dances from the Prairies: Directed by Dick Seaborn
Compilation Electric Jug & Blues Band - You Don't Love Me Winnipeg Vol 1
Dufresne, Diane Le cirque est fini À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Dales Hawerchuk, Les Abuse de moé ST
Pomerance, Erica Julius You Used To Think
Dufresne, Diane Attention la terre À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
L'infonie Agnus Dei Vol 3
Pagliaro, Michel Sure Maybe Pagliaro
Dales Hawerchuk, Les Le king du triple swing ST
L'infonie Toutes les Affaires s'en vont sur toutes les cotes en meme temps, tout l'temps Vol 3
Evaporators Your Instrument Does Not Affect Me United Empire Loyalists
British Modbeats Land of 1000 Dances Mod Is
Baloue, Lewis Even Rainbows Turn Blue L'amour
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Back in Bermuda (Peter Jansen) Peter & Mary And Friends
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) My Elusive Dreams (Putman & Cherrill Tree Music) Peter & Mary And Friends
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Pleasure Sweets Motherlove
Compilation Good Fortune - Ring in His Nose Winnipeg Vol 1
Pomerance, Erica The Slippery Morning You Used To Think
Canada Pops Until It's Time For You To Go Did You Know?
L'infonie Solo Vol 3
Evaporators I'm Going to France United Empire Loyalists
Mutual Understanding When The World Was Young In Wonderland
Charlebois, Robert 50,000,000 d'hommes ST
Evaporators Maneaters United Empire Loyalists
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny New York Grief Vini Vidi Vici
Pomerance, Erica We Came Via You Used To Think
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
Bunchofuckingoofs Da BFG Cee Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
British North American Act All the World is In Your Eyes In the Beginning
Dufresne, Diane La marche nuptiale des condamnes a mort À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Wankin Family No Justice We Did It For the Kids
Compilation Lucy Amarualik & Mary Sivuarapik - Throat Singing Contest ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
British Modbeats Ain't Nobody Home But Me Mod Is
La Révolution Française Americas Québecois
Fortier, Jean Au Grand Jour ST
Aut'chose Le p'tit gros Le Couchemar américain
Charlebois, Robert Les années folles ST
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Turn On the Sun (Murray - Callender; Intune) Peter & Mary And Friends
Dales Hawerchuk, Les La nouvelle ST
Baloue, Lewis Summer's Moon L'amour
Compilation Tommy Banks Orchestra - Bluesette Unselfconsciously Canadian
Moses Sit Down End of the Line
British North American Act Only a Dream In the Beginning
Fortier, Jean Léon Non Plus ST
Tudjaat Traditional Throat Song Medley ST
Wankin Family Nobody Can Stop Us We Did It For the Kids
Evaporators Vampire Blues United Empire Loyalists
Mutual Understanding Look Around In Wonderland
Canada Pops The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Did You Know?
Canada Pops One Fine Morning Did You Know?
Tudjaat Qiugaviit ST
British North American Act The World Would Understand In the Beginning
Islanders Two Green Green Grass Of Home Personally Yours
Houston Mucho Gusto ST
Mutual Understanding Little Girl Blue In Wonderland
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny AA HHH Vini Vidi Vici
La Révolution Française Pierre-Paul Ladouceur Québecois
Melchior Alias Non, rien de mieux ST
Pomerance, Erica Burn Baby Burn You Used To Think
British Modbeats Don't Answer Me Mod Is
CBC Folk Arts Orchestra Kubilas (Lithuanian) Presents Canadians All: A Musical Mosaic of Canadian Folk Songs & Dances from the Prairies: Directed by Dick Seaborn
Evaporators Woah! United Empire Loyalists
Moses Watcha Gonna do Now? End of the Line
British Modbeats More Love Mod Is
Melchior Alias L’aquarium ST
Dufresne, Diane Le dernier show À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Le rock 'n' roll du grand flanc mou Le Vieux Show Son Sale
British North American Act Give Yourself a Ride 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
Gregorash, Joey Sugar Ride North Country Funk

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