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
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) M.L.’s Dream Motherlove
British North American Act See How Free In the Beginning
Glenn Dixon No Cause for Alarm Cardboard Heroes
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny Vini Vidi Vici Vini Vidi Vici
Robert Charlebois La bossa nova des esquimaux ST
British Modbeats Land of 1000 Dances Mod Is
British North American Act If You're Looking for Honey In the Beginning
Joey Gregorash Freedom Means Love North Country Funk
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
Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) Équinoxes Le Vieux Show Son Sale
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
Evaporators Busy Body (Robert Johnson) United Empire Loyalists
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Melchior Alias Itineraire 9 ST
Evaporators Vampire Blues United Empire Loyalists
Lewis Baloue Things Just Happen That Way L'amour
L'infonie Viens danser le "O.k. La!" Vol 3
Tudjaat Hear Me ST
Robert Charlebois Marie Noël ST
Aut'chose Le p'tit gros Le Couchemar américain
Robert Charlebois Les années folles ST
Moses 53 Chevy (Heebner's Blues) End of the Line
Compilation Alasi Alasuak - Song for a Baby ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
British North American Act Don't Run Away In the Beginning
Erica Pomerance Burn Baby Burn You Used To Think
Compilation Glamatron - Klüb The Circuit
Bunchofuckingoofs Businesscum Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Compilation Chopping Block - Goin' Back Home Winnipeg Vol 1
Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) Stella Daily Breakfeast Blues Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Evaporators Nardwuar Vs. Alice Cooper United Empire Loyalists
Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) Lit vert Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Compilation The Fifth - You Don't Seem to Care Winnipeg Vol 1
Ivan Daines A Rodeo Is a Rodeo Ivan
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Main Man ST
British Modbeats Love's Just a Broken Heart Mod Is
Joey Gregorash Bye Bye Baby North Country Funk
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
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) You Needed Me (Goodrum, Chappell, Ironside) Peter & Mary And Friends
Jean Fortier La Paix Soit Avec Nous ST
Les Dales Hawerchuk Salive salée ST
Compilation Alasi Alasuak - Song for a Little Baby ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Ivan Daines Put Some Life In Your Life Ivan
Evaporators Yo No Soy Rebelde United Empire Loyalists
Robert Charlebois Doux sauvage ST
Melchior Alias L’aquarium ST
Tudjaat Traditional Throat Song Medley ST
L'infonie Intermezzo Vol 3
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
Melchior Alias Non, rien de mieux ST
Wankin Family T.O. We Did It For the Kids
British Modbeats Don't Answer Me Mod Is
Jean Fortier La Reine Araignée ST
Islanders Two Daniel Personally Yours
Tudjaat Uhmma (Up Up) - Dance Mix ST
Compilation James McLennon Band - I Think I'm Gonna Say Goodbye Homegrown Album Eighty
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Russian Medley (traditional) Peter & Mary And Friends
British Modbeats More Love Mod Is
Islanders Two Six Days On The Road Personally Yours
Wankin Family We Do it for the Kids We Did It For the Kids
Compilation Rob Heath - Rider Homegrown Album Eighty
Compilation Blakewood Castle - Lynnie Lynnie Winnipeg Vol 1
L'infonie L'affaire Vol 3
Black Knight Aaraigathor (Metal Anthem) Master of Disaster (EP)
British North American Act Just How You Feel In the Beginning
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
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
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) (She's) My Lady ST
La Révolution Française Et la terre tournera Québecois
Glenn Dixon Windy Donkey Cardboard Heroes
La Révolution Française Bingo Québecois
La Révolution Française Americas Québecois
Houston Sally Bumper ST
Canada Pops These Eyes Did You Know?
Diane Dufresne On tourne en rond À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Ivan Daines Ivan Ivan
Vini Vidi Vici with Princess Demeny Pleasure Garden Vini Vidi Vici
Canada Pops The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Did You Know?
Jean Fortier Léon Non Plus ST
Melchior Alias Une facon de parler ST
Compilation Nellie Nungak & Mary Sivuarapik - Sound of a River ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Walk Out of My Mind (Lane, Tree Music) Peter & Mary And Friends
Compilation Nellie Nungak & Mary Sivuarapik - People From Different Places Singing ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Diane Dufresne Le dernier show À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Moses I Need You End of the Line
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Turn On the Sun (Murray - Callender; Intune) Peter & Mary And Friends
British North American Act Only a Dream In the Beginning
Compilation Winston Hancock & The Changes - Love at First Sight The Circuit
Black Knight Metal Screams Master of Disaster (EP)
Ivan Daines Mom And Dad I Love You Ivan
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Child in Me Motherlove
Canada Pops Walk Hand In Hand Did You Know?
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Listen to the Rain (Peter Jansen) Peter & Mary And Friends
Lewis Baloue My Whole Life L'amour
Islanders Two Help Me Personally Yours
Joey Gregorash Night Ride to Memphis North Country Funk
Lewis Baloue Summer's Moon L'amour
Aut'chose Beau bummage Le Couchemar américain
Bunchofuckingoofs Left Nut - Side Pocket Carnival of Chaos + Carnage
Evaporators Oh Baby United Empire Loyalists
Peter & Mary (Peter Jansen & Mary Kingsley) Fernando (Abba) Peter & Mary And Friends

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

Mutual Understanding

In Wonderland

Carnival of Chaos + Carnage

CrazySteveGoof1988

Bunchofuckingoofs

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