Unusual two album RIAA Platinum Album award for U2 album Achtung Baby and the Elton John/Bernie Taupin tribute album Two Rooms. Released on Nov. 19, 1991 and Nov. 1 ,1991 respectively, the albums were certified Platinum for one million sold by the RIAA on Mar. 22, 1992 and Jan. 21, 1992.
U2's seventh album produced several major hits including "Mysterious Ways", "One", and "Even Better Than the Real Thing", and "The Fly". The album topped the Billboard Top 200 Album chart and many other charts around the world. By 1997 the album was certified 8x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for eight million sold.
The John/Taupin tribute had some high profile performers who were critically laudded for their covers, especially Sinéad O'Connor's for "Sacrifice", Kate Bush and her reggae-tinged version of "Rocket Man", and Tina Turner's cover of "The Bitch Is Back", which garnered a Grammy nomination, and George Michael's "Tonight", a highly underated track from the Blue Moves album. The album reached #18 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart.
See images above for RIAA sales certifications of these two albums*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Platinum combo two album award
- First presentation award from 1992
- Presentation to radio personality and executive
- Letter of provenance included
- All original with manufacturer sticker
- In Excellent condition
- Award measures approx. 13" x 17"
- RIAA "R hologram" awards were made from 1990-97
- Great collector's item for U2 and/or Elton John fan
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Detailed Item Description: This is a first presentation combo RIAA Platinum two album award that would have been manufactured sometime in 1992. That makes this award approximately 31 years old. It is presented to well-known radio personality and executive Scott Shannon from WPLJ, Z100 New York and many other stations. A letter of provenance from Shannon will be provided with purchase as seen in images.
The award is in Excellent condition with only very minor mars on the frame and plexiglass. The award has its' original Fitzgerald Hartley manufacturer sticker.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com