RIAA Platinum Single award for Toni Basil track "Mickey". Released on Jan. 3, 1982, the track was certified Platinum by the RIAA on Mar. 7, 1983 for two million copies sold.
The classic new wave/pop track, which came from Basil's debut studio album Word of Mouth, went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and also in Australia and Canada, and #2 in the UK in 1982. The music video for the song, which went into heavy rotation on MTV, also brought Grammy and MTV nominations. See image above for RIAA sales certification of the single.*
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Single award
- In Good to VG condition
- Award from 1983
- Presented to producer/record industry executive
- All original, rebacked
- Known as a "floater" award because the components appear to "float" above the matte, they were made from 1975-1981
- RIAA "floater" awards numbered only 25-50 plaques worldwide for any given single/album
- Award measures 13" x 17"
- Great collector's item for any Toni Basil fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a RIAA Platinum Single award that would have been manufactured in 1983 making the award about 41 years old. The award is presented to Terry Ellis, a producer and co-founder and president of Chrysalis Records.
The award is in Good to VG condition with typical frame wear. The award has been rebacked but its' construction shows it to have been made by Creative Glassics.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com