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
Iron Gypsy Hell 'n' Back ST
Compilation Electric Jug & Blues Band - You Don't Love Me Winnipeg Vol 1
British North American Act Don't Run Away In the Beginning
Evaporators Baby You Got Me United Empire Loyalists
Evaporators Baby Send For Me United Empire Loyalists
Pomerance, Erica Burn Baby Burn You Used To Think
Dales Hawerchuk, Les Me case es su casa ST
Dixon, Glenn No Cause for Alarm Cardboard Heroes
Mutual Understanding Always True to You, Darling, In My Fashion In Wonderland
Fortier, Jean La Paix Soit Avec Nous ST
Compilation Alasi Alasuak - Song for a Baby ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Lit vert Le Vieux Show Son Sale
Dufresne, Diane Attention la terre À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Compilation Judy Singh - Emily Unselfconsciously Canadian
L'infonie J'ai perdu 15 cents dans le nez froid d'un ange bronze Vol 3
L'infonie L'affaire Vol 3
Dufresne, Diane On n'a pas l'temps À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Gregorash, Joey Freedom Means Love North Country Funk
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Pleasure Sweets Motherlove
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
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
Dufresne, Diane La marche nuptiale des condamnes a mort À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Houston Mucho Gusto ST
Daines, Ivan Mr. Radio Man Ivan
British Modbeats L.S.D. Mod Is
Compilation Lucy Amarualik & Alaci Tulaugak - Song of Sea Shore ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Dufresne, Diane Comme des chiens À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
British North American Act Corduroy Coat In the Beginning
Dandy, Trevor Have You Ever Wondered? Don't Cry Little Tree
British North American Act I'll Find a Way In the Beginning
Compilation Alasi Alasuak - Song for a Little Baby ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk
Evaporators Welcome to My Castle United Empire Loyalists
Daines, Ivan Take Me Back Ivan
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
British Modbeats Don't Answer Me Mod Is
Dandy, Trevor When I Prayed Last Night Don't Cry Little Tree
Daines, Ivan Proud As Any Man Can Be Ivan
Wankin Family I Left My Heart in Iran (Forgotten Rebels) We Did It For the Kids
Wankin Family We Are The Wankin Family We Did It For the Kids
Wankin Family Imaginary Lines We Did It For the Kids
Houston Some Day Do ST
Dixon, Glenn Bathtub Bravery Cardboard Heroes
CBC Folk Arts Orchestra Hopak (Ukrainian) Presents Canadians All: A Musical Mosaic of Canadian Folk Songs & Dances from the Prairies: Directed by Dick Seaborn
Melchior Alias Totor Melchior ST
Wankin Family We Do it for the Kids We Did It For the Kids
Tudjaat Traditional Throat Song Medley ST
British North American Act See How Free In the Beginning
Baloue, Lewis Love Showered Me L'amour
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Compilation Blakewood Castle - Lynnie Lynnie Winnipeg Vol 1
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
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) M.L.’s Dream Motherlove
La Révolution Française La Famille Québecois
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Child in Me Motherlove
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Adiadyll Le Vieux Show Son Sale
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Dada Lama Motherlove
L'infonie finale Vol 3
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
Islanders Two Six Days On The Road Personally Yours
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) Le reel du pendu Le Vieux Show Son Sale
L'infonie Toutes les Affaires s'en vont sur toutes les cotes en meme temps, tout l'temps Vol 3
Evaporators Pregnant United Empire Loyalists
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
British Modbeats Sorrow Mod Is
Charlebois, Robert Autre chanson pour la même mouffe ST
Pomerance, Erica You Used to Think You Used To Think
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
Compilation The Triad - The Only Way to Fly Winnipeg Vol 1
Gregorash, Joey Bye Bye Baby North Country Funk
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) A Hum for Stevie Winwood Motherlove
CBC Folk Arts Orchestra Sakura (Japanese) Presents Canadians All: A Musical Mosaic of Canadian Folk Songs & Dances from the Prairies: Directed by Dick Seaborn
Dandy, Trevor Overture and Judgement Morning Don't Cry Little Tree
La Révolution Française L'amour Québecois
Evaporators I'm Going to France United Empire Loyalists
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
La Révolution Française Shoo doo be doo Québecois
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Islanders Two I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Personally Yours
CBC Folk Arts Orchestra Frailach (Jewish) Presents Canadians All: A Musical Mosaic of Canadian Folk Songs & Dances from the Prairies: Directed by Dick Seaborn
Canada Pops My Way Did You Know?
Daines, Ivan Travelling Down Life's Old Highway Ivan
Daines, Ivan A Rodeo Is a Rodeo Ivan
Evaporators United Empire Loyalists United Empire Loyalists
Evaporators Your Instrument Does Not Affect Me United Empire Loyalists
Canada Pops Both Sides Now Did You Know?
Daines, Ivan Put Some Life In Your Life Ivan
Dandy, Trevor It's a Long Journey Don't Cry Little Tree
Moses Saturday Night Girl End of the Line
Charlebois, Robert Les années folles ST
Dufresne, Diane J'me sens ben À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque
Melchior Alias Une facon de parler ST
Mutual Understanding You Fascinate Me In Wonderland
Dales Hawerchuk, Les Crocodile ST
L'infonie Agnus Dei Vol 3
Gregorash, Joey Night Ride to Memphis North Country Funk
Aut'chose Belle grande blanche Le Couchemar américain
Black Knight Warlords Wrath Master of Disaster (EP)
Compilation Judy Singh - My Name is Love Unselfconsciously Canadian
Moses Feel Like a Fool End of the Line
Mutual Understanding Everybody Loves My Baby In Wonderland

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