RIAA Gold Award for Tori Amos Little Earthquakes album, which was released in Feb. 10, 1992. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on Jan. 28, 1993 for 500,000 copies sold.
The album produced the singles "Silent All These Years", "China", "Winter" and "Crucify" and reached #14 on the UK Albums chart and #54 on the U.S. Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, also selling well in Australia, Canada and the Netherlands in particular. By 1999, the album was certified 2x Multi-Platinum. See image above for RIAA sales certifications of this album through the years*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold award with all proper components for the era
- In VG to Excellent condition
- Award made in 1998
- Presented to label executive
- Unopened back with manufacturer's sticker
- Known as a "RIAA bar hologram" award with a serial number hologram, they were made from 1998 to present
- Award measures 13" x 17"
- Great collectors item for any Tori Amos fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Gold award is a first presentation award that would have been manufactured sometime around 1998 making this award approximately 24 years old. This award was given to Silvio Bonvini, who was a sales executive at Atlantic Records.
This award is in VG to Excellent condition, with only minor mars on the plexiglass and frame. It is all original with Dejay Products manufacturer sticker.
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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