RIAA Platinum Album award for Whitesnake's eponymous album. Released on Mar. 23, 1987, it was certified Platinum by the RIAA for one million copies sold on July 1, 1987.
Singles from the album included "Still of the Night", "Here I Go Again '87", "Is This Love", "Give Me All Your Love ('88 Mix)", and"Crying in the Rain '87". "Here I Go Again" became the group's best-selling single, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 while the album went to #2 on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart for eight weeks. The album reached top 10 chart positions in many other world markets as well. By Feb 1995 the album had been certified 8x Multi-Platinum for eight million sold. See image above for the RIAA sales certifications of this album*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Platinum Album award
- In VG to Excellent condition
- Award made in 1987
- Presented to parents of A&R executive
- Original back with manufacturer sticker
- Award measures 17" x 21"
- RIAA "flower hologram" awards were made from from 1986-1989
- Great collectors item for any fan of Whitesnake
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is an official RIAA Platinum Album "flower hologram" award made in 1987 making it approx. 36 years old. It is presented to Corinne and Alfred Kalodner, parents of the A&R executive on the project, John Kalodner.
The award is in VG to Excellent condition with only very frame wear and mars on plexiglass. The award has its' original Fitzgerald Hartley manufacturer sticker on its' back.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com