RIAA Platinum Album Award for Garbage album Version 2.0. Released on May 11, 1998, the album went Platinum for one million copies sold on Feb. 24, 1999, which this award celebrates.
Shirley Manson, Butch Vig and company's second album as Garbage produced the singles "Push It", "I Think I'm Paranoid", "Someday" and others. The album peaked at #13 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart while reaching #1 on the UK Albums chart. The album was nominated for the Grammy awards for Album of the Year and Best Rock Album. The single "Special" was also later nominated Best Rock Song and for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group. See image above for the RIAA sales certifications of this album through the years*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Platinum Album award
- In Good to VG condition
- Made in 1999
- Presented to record promotion executive
- Original manufacturer's sticker on backing paper
- Known as a "RIAA bar hologram" award with a serial number, they were made from 1998 to present
- Award measures 17" x 21"
- Great collectors item for any fan of Garbage
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Gold album award is a first presentation award that would have been manufactured sometime in 1999 making it approximately 24 years old. This award is presented to Jeff McClusky & Associates, a long time independent record promoter that worked with many record labels.
The award is all original with Fitzgerald Hartley manufacturer's sticker on its back. This award is in Good to VG condition, with slight lifting of the record label and album miniature, minor mars on the frame and plexiglass, and some tears to the backing paper.
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As to where they came from, they could have been displayed in record label offices, recording studios, artist manager's offices, radio stations, private collector's homes and yes, of course, possibly the artist's or songwriter's home. Typically, we don't know all the places they may have been over the years other than what we've stated in the description.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com