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 Baby ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Daines, Ivan Calgary Stampede Ivan
Baloue, Lewis Cool Night In Paris L'amour
Pomerance, Erica Koanisphere You Used To Think
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
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
British North American Act Corduroy Coat In the Beginning
Pagliaro, Michel Sure Maybe Pagliaro
Aut'chose Belle grande blanche Le Couchemar américain
Black Knight Master Of Disaster Master of Disaster (EP)
Evaporators United Empire Loyalists United Empire Loyalists
Tudjaat Qiugaviit ST
Islanders Two Somethings Wrong With Me Personally Yours
Mutual Understanding Rain Rain Go Away In Wonderland
Dales Hawerchuk, Les Dale Hawerchuk ST
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Listen to the Rain (Peter Jansen) Peter & Mary And Friends
Compilation Judy Singh - Emily Unselfconsciously Canadian
Evaporators Woah! United Empire Loyalists
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
Iron Gypsy Hell 'n' Back ST
Dales Hawerchuk, Les J'monte au lac ST
Daines, Ivan Ivan Ivan
Dufresne, Diane Rock pour un gars d'bicyc À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Charlebois, Robert Protest Song ST
Charlebois, Robert Autre chanson pour la même mouffe ST
Islanders Two Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me Personally Yours
Pagliaro, Michel Rainshowers Pagliaro
Evaporators I'm Going to France United Empire Loyalists
Compilation David Foster - Listen to Daddy Unselfconsciously Canadian
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Houston Hairy One ST
CBC Folk Arts Orchestra Sakura (Japanese) 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
CBC Folk Arts Orchestra Frailach (Jewish) Presents Canadians All: A Musical Mosaic of Canadian Folk Songs & Dances from the Prairies: Directed by Dick Seaborn
Islanders Two Knocking On Heaven's Door Personally Yours
Daines, Ivan Peace River Ivan
Black Knight Warlords Wrath Master of Disaster (EP)
Charlebois, Robert C’est pour ça ST
British Modbeats Don't Answer Me Mod Is
Dufresne, Diane Carrousel À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Compilation The Mongrels - Heartaches Winnipeg Vol 1
Pomerance, Erica You Used to Think You Used To Think
Dufresne, Diane Le tour du bloc À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Canada Pops One Fine Morning Did You Know?
La Révolution Française La Famille Québecois
Black Knight Metal Screams Master of Disaster (EP)
Baloue, Lewis I Thought The World Of You L'amour
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Pleasure Sweets Motherlove
Pomerance, Erica To Leonard From the Hospital You Used To Think
Heads in the Sky Heads in Rio ST
Evaporators Oh Baby United Empire Loyalists
Dandy, Trevor Sometimes Don't Cry Little Tree
Dufresne, Diane Le signal final À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Moses Feel Like a Fool End of the Line
Baloue, Lewis Love Showered Me L'amour
Dales Hawerchuk, Les Mais où est donc Carnior ST
Dufresne, Diane La marche nuptiale des condamnes a mort À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Dufresne, Diane On tourne en rond À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Pomerance, Erica The French Revolution You Used To Think
Evaporators Baby You Got Me United Empire Loyalists
Daines, Ivan Mom And Dad I Love You Ivan
Moses Sit Down End of the Line
Moses I Need You End of the Line
Pagliaro, Michel It Ain't the Way Pagliaro
Compilation Alasi Alasuak - Song About a Thumb ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Pagliaro, Michel Ballad of Bessie Rosanne Pagliaro
Mutual Understanding Out of This World In Wonderland
Canada Pops My Way Did You Know?
Mutual Understanding When The World Was Young In Wonderland
Dandy, Trevor When I Prayed Last Night Don't Cry Little Tree
Canada Pops Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft Did You Know?
Canada Pops Acquarius Did You Know?
Dufresne, Diane La fin de la monde est pour aujourd'hui À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Dixon, Glenn Bathtub Bravery Cardboard Heroes
Compilation Lucy Amarualik & Alaci Tulaugak - Sound of Panting Dogs ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Dufresne, Diane Le dernier show À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Islanders Two Summer Wages Personally Yours
L'infonie finale Vol 3
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Le tango des concaves Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) You Needed Me (Goodrum, Chappell, Ironside) Peter & Mary And Friends
Islanders Two Six Days On The Road Personally Yours
Fortier, Jean On Vend Du Vent ST
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny Ou sommes nous? Vini Vidi Vici
Fortier, Jean Philistins ST
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Fernando (Abba) Peter & Mary And Friends
Canada Pops Sometimes When We Touch Did You Know?
Moses 53 Chevy (Heebner's Blues) End of the Line
Moses Wastin' My Time End of the Line
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Équinoxes Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Houston Fly ST
Dufresne, Diane La joute des etoiles À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Dufresne, Diane Comme des chiens À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Wankin Family I Left My Heart in Iran (Forgotten Rebels) We Did It For the Kids
Dandy, Trevor Have You Ever Wondered? Don't Cry Little Tree
La Révolution Française C-Cool Québecois
Mutual Understanding I'm Old Fashioned In Wonderland
Mutual Understanding San Jose In Wonderland
Pagliaro, Michel Northern Star Pagliaro
Wankin Family T.O. We Did It For the Kids
Charlebois, Robert La bossa nova des esquimaux 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