CRIA (Canadian Recording Industry Association) Gold Album Award for Def Leppard album On Through The Night presented to guitarist Steve Clark. Released on Mar. 26, 1980, the album was certified Gold by the CRIA on Nov. 1, 1984. Remember late Def Leppard guitarist Steve Clark (1960-1991) with this award.
The group's debut full-length album featured the singles "Wasted" (a re-recorded version of the track that had been released earlier as a single), "Hello America" and "Rock Brigade". The album reached #51 on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart and #15 on the UK Albums Chart, and also did well in Canada. A Gold album in Canada represents 50,000 copies sold (in the country of then about 36 million people). The release was also subsequently certified Platinum in 1991 by the CRIA for 100,000 copies sold.*
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Item Highlights:
- CRIA Gold Album award
- In VG condition
- Award dated June 1988
- Presented to late Def Leppard guitarist Steve Clark
- All original
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- Great collectors item for any Def Leppard fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a CRIA Gold Album award is dated June 1988, making it about 37 years old. It is presented to late Def Leppard guitarist Steve Clark, who died in 1991. The award is part of a significant collection of Steve Clark's Def Leppard awards recently discovered in Sheffield in the UK (stay tuned for more to be posted and see all our Def Leppard items here).
The award is in VG condition with only minor mars on the metal frame and plexiglass.
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*CRIA sales data source: musiccanada.com