RIAA 2x Multi-Platinum Album award for Bonnie Raitt album Luck Of The Draw, which was released on June 17, 1991 and certified 2x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA on Dec. 13, 1991, which this award celebrates.
The album spawned hits "Something To Talk About" and "I Can't Make You Love Me" and became a very successful follow up to 1989's Grammy Album of the Year-winning Nick Of Time. It eventually became Raitt's best-selling album to date, garnering three Grammy awards and rising to #2 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. By 1998 it was certified 7x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA. See image for all the RIAA sales certifications of this album through the years*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA 2x Multi-Platinum Album award with CD, cassette and platinum-colored metal info plate
- In VG condition
- A first presentation award from 1991
- Presented to record industry executive
- Original backing paper with manufacturer's sticker
- "R hologram" awards were made from from 1990-1997
- Award measures approx. 13" x 17"
- Beautiful collector's item for any Bonnie Raitt fan
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Detailed Item Description: This RIAA 2x Multi-Platinum LP award must have been made in 1991 given the album's 2x Multi-Platinum certification date and the fact that R hologram awards were made from 1990-97. This award was given to industry executive Russ Bach, who was a long time executive at numerous companies, including serving as CEO of EMI Music Distribution in the 1990s.
The award is approximately 29 years old and is in Very Good condition with only some very minor mars on the plexiglass and frame. The award's backing paper includes its original Fitzgerald Hartley manufacturer's sticker.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com