RIAA 6x Multi-Platinum Album award for Kenny G album Breathless. The album was released on Nov. 17, 1992 and by Jan. 5, 1994 was certified 6x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for six million copies sold.
Smooth jazz and jazz instrumentalist Kenny G hit #1 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and reached #2 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums and R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts with this release. "Forever in Love" also won him a Grammy award for Best Instrumental Composition in 1994 and the album also did well internationally. By 1998 the album had sold an impressive 12 million copies in the U.S. alone, becoming a rare RIAA Diamond certified album. See image above for more RIAA sales certifications of this album through the years*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA 6x Multi-Platinum Album award
- In VG condition
- First presentation award from 1994
- Presented to a radio industry executive
- All original with manufacturer's sticker
- Known as a "R hologram" award, they were made from 1990-1997
- Award measures approx. 18" x 16"
- Great collectors item for any Kenny G fan
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Detailed Item Description: This is a first presentation RIAA Platinum "R hologram" award that would have been manufactured shortly after the certification date in 1994, making it approximately 29 years old. This award was given to radio industry executive Jhani Kaye.
The award is in VG condition with minor mars on frame and plexiglass. Note that it has one chip on the back edge of the bottom rail frame covering but this cannot be seen from the front. The award has its original manufacturer label from Ill Eagle Enterprises on it's backing paper.
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Notes on the condition of all vintage RIAA awards like this one: Please do not buy this item if you want a brand new piece of memorabilia. These are historical artifacts from the year they were produced. As a result they may show signs of wear. Frankly, if you see a 20 to 50-year-old award purported to be in 100% perfect condition, it might be too good to be true. After all, an antique should have "good' wear. If not, you might want to question the piece.
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