Mafia 3 also includes 30 Album Covers you have to locate while exploring New Orleans, and even if they don’t award special bonuses and they don’t unlock any achievements or trophies, these items will allow you to take a look back to the past and see what music was played almost 50 years ago.
While the Hot Rod Magazines represent a history lesson on the automobile industry, the Album Covers allow you to discover the greatest music stars of the 60s.
All Mafia III Album Covers are also revealed by wiretapping the Junction Boxes in the game.
Once a Junction Box is wiretapped, open your map and notice the blue diamonds showing the collectibles close to you.
Some of them are Album Covers while other are Vargas Paintings, Playboy Magazines, Communist Propaganda Posters, or Repent Magazines.
All of them must be collected if you wish to get 100% completion at the end of the game.
The following guide refers to the Mafia 3 Album Covers collectibles you must find, and similar to all guides you can access using the table of contents on the right side; it includes maps for the areas in Mafia 3, on which we have marked the locations of the Album Covers.
Follow the same order as the one on our maps and if you have problems finding these collectables use the hints we also provided.
Furthermore, feel free to browse our Mafia 3 YouTube playlist for a complete video walkthrough and other useful videos.
Delray Hollow Album Covers Locations
The first four Album Covers in Mafia 3 are in Delray Hollow, and you can see their locations on the first map above.
Album Cover 1
Using our map, visit Delray Hollow’s Warm Hearts kitchen to find the first Album Cover which belongs to Clarence Carter.
This collectible can be retrieved during one of the Smack missions, or later by checking the back office. Look for it on a desk.
Album Cover 2
The second Album Cover on our map is inside a garage. The Eddie Floyd Album Cover can also be retrieved during a Smack mission you must complete in order to take out Deacon Caruso.
When you reach the area, check the shelf in the garage.
Album Cover 3
Inside the Deep Dive Bar & Lounge you will find the third Album Cover on our Delray Hollow map.
Again, check the back office near the juke box and look for the Cream Album Cover on a cabinet to the left as you enter.
Album Cover 4
In the upper left corner of our map you can see the last Album Cover in this district. When you reach this location, look for it inside a garage.
You have to open the large door to get inside and see the collectible on a working bench.
River Row Album Covers Locations
Two additional Mafia III Album Covers can be found in River Row neighborhood, as you can see on the second map above.
Album Cover 1
The first Album Cover in River Row, is quite easy to find. Travel to the location on our map and enter Shooter’s Bar. Now, search the back office.
You should see the door leading to the office near the restroom.
Once inside, turn left and the Album Cover belonging to Big Brother & The Holding Company will be waiting for you on a cabinet.
Album Cover 2
The second Album Cover in River Row is located in the northern part of the district.
When you get to the location on our map look for a Fresh Crab shack, then search for it behind a shelf in the back.
The Album Cover belongs to The Supremes and it is on some brown boxes.
Pointe Verdun Album Covers Locations
For the Album Covers in Pointe Verdun, make sure you use our map above to find them faster.
Album Cover 1
The first Album Cover is inside a brown house marked on the map above by 1. Enter the house through the white door in the back and check the small room to the left to see the collectible on a brown box.
Album Cover 2
Roy Orbison: Crying Album Cover is extremely easy to find. Just reach the location on our map and look for it on one of the vendor stands in the area.
Album Cover 3
The third Mafia 3 Album Cover in Pointe Verdun belongs to The Rolling Stones and is inside a green house.
Enter through the front door and check the desk to the left, to spot it near a radio.
Album Cover 4
The final Mafia 3 collectible in this area is on a shelf next to a white garage. After you get to the location on our map, look for a small white fence you can jump. Next, check the backyard and outside you will see the said shelf.
Barclay Mills Album Covers Locations
Our Album Covers locations guide continues in Barclay Mills, where you need to find two additional collectibles, for which we have created another map.
Album Cover 1
The first Barclay Mills Album Cover belongs to Creedence Clearwater Revival rock band. The collectible is on a shelf in the corner of a blue trailer.
This Album Cover can be retrieved while playing “The Dead Stay Gone” guns racket mission.
Album Cover 2
The second and final Mafia 3 Barclay Mills Album Cover is inside a Double Barrel Bar.
The cover belongs to Steppenwolf and its exact location is the back office of the said bar, in the left corner of the room.
Downtown Album Covers Locations
As you enter the Downtown neighborhood featured in Mafia 3, you will have to be on the lookout for more Album Covers. If you are looking for their locations, check the map above and if you can’t find them use the following hints.
Album Cover 1
The Dusty Springfield Album Cover is inside a garage. Check the first location on our Downtown map above and you will find the collectible on a barrel.
Make sure you open the garage door to see the cover.
Album Cover 2
When you reach the second location on our map, you will find the Album Cover belonging to Etta Jones inside a vendor kiosk.
You have to jump inside to pick it up.
Album Cover 3
The Album Cover of Count Five can be picked up while playing Frankie’s Blackmail racket mission, or by checking the location on our map later.
The collectable is inside a building with a green door. Break the door and check the trash near the dumpster at the bottom of the stairs.
Album Cover 4
The last Album Cover in Downtown is also the hardest to find because it will not appear on your map even if you wiretap all Junction Boxes.
Use our map to determine its location and you will find it on a boat near the river in the southern area of Downtown.
It is a red and white boat and the collectible is in the front area, close to the water.
Frisco Fields Album Covers Locations
When you arrive in Frisco Fields for The Privileged Die Slow story mission, you will have to look for two Album Covers for your collection. Check the map above for their locations, and if you can’t find them, use the tips below.
Album Cover 1
The first Frisco Fields Album Cover on our map is in the eastern side of the district. It belongs to Cream and it is located inside a green garage on a workbench.
Notice that the garage has a trailer in front of it, parked on the driveway. Open the door to the garage and check the wooden workbench near the radio.
Album Cover 2
The second Album Cover belongs to Johnny Cash and it is located west from the first one in Frisco Fields. It can also be found on a workbench inside a green garage.
Tickfaw Harbor Album Covers Locations
Two Mafia III Album Covers will also be revealed once you wiretap all Tickfaw Harbor Junction Boxes, but if you want to collect them earlier use the map above.
Album Cover 1
In the southern part of the district you will find The Temptations Album Cover. Look inside the small train depot building similar to a tower. The collectible is inside the ground floor office.
Break the door to access it.
Album Cover 2
The second Tickfaw Harbor Mafia 3 Album Cover is in the northern section as you can notice on our map.
The cover belongs to The Box Tops and it’s inside Joey’s All-American Diner restaurant. Just enter the building through the front door and check the right end of the counter to spot it.
French Ward Album Covers Locations
In the French Ward district of New Bordeaux, you have to find a set of four Album Covers, for which we have created a new map.
Album Cover 1
Following the same order on our map, look for the first one on the balcony of a large cornered building.
The Album Cover which belongs to Question Mark and the Mysterians can be collected by climbing the sidewalk at the end of the said building, next to the stairs.
Album Cover 2
The second Album Cover is easier to find. Just find the Shooter’s Bar building marked on our map and when you enter through the front door, look for the Barry McGuire Cover on the shelf behind the counter.
Album Cover 3
The third Album Cover in French Ward is in the western area. It belongs to Diana Ross and the Supremes, and it can be found on a bench in a parking lot. First, identify the Griffin station, and close to it you will see a record store.
The said bench is in the corner of these two buildings.
Album Cover 4
For the fourth Album Cover we have mapped for you, just search the apartments of a building with a white balcony.
On the second floor, inside an apartment, on a table near the window is the Aretha Franklin Album Cover.
Southdowns Album Covers Locations
Four new Mafia III Album Covers are revealed by wiretapping the Junction Boxes in Southdowns District which was also mapped above. Here is where you can find them.
Album Cover 1
The first Album Cover which belongs to Sam & Dave is located in Hangar 13. Enter through the main doors on the southern side, turn right and follow the stairs up. Continue to move forward, around the balcony and on the other side you will see the cover on one of the desks near the windows.
Album Cover 2
The second Album Cover in this area belongs to the American rock band known as The Beach Boys. On the location we have mapped above, you will find a large mansion, and next to it a green garage. Open the door and look for the collectible on the working bench inside.
Album Cover 3
The third Album Cover belongs to The Duprees and it is also revealed on our map. It is found on a desk in the basement of an Auto Service. Check the left side of the said basement.
Album Cover 4
Sam Cooke’s Album Cover is the last one in this area. Following the location marked above, look for a building made of red bricks. Next, search the southern side for a green door, and open it.
Once inside, follow the stairs up and look for the collectable on the left side, on a stack of brown boxes.
Bayou Fantom Album Covers Locations
In Bayou Fantom District you can find the last two Album Covers collectibles featured in Mafia III.
Album Cover 1
The first one we have marked above, belongs to Vanilla Fudge. It is very easy to find, being located inside a Double Barrel Bar.
As you enter the bar, look for it on the shelf behind the counter.
Album Cover 2
Assuming you have followed our guide, you will find the last Mafia 3 Album Cover in the southern region of Bayou Fantom.
It belongs to Creedence Clearwater Revival and it is located inside Shooters Bar’s. When you enter the bar, search the kitchen area in the back. Turn left the moment you enter the door and you will spot it in the corner, on a yellow cabinet.
If you missed any of the Album Covers in Mafia III, check our video guide below and see how we have collected all 30 of them. The video, follows the same order as the one presented in our complete text guide.
