RIAA Platinum Album award for Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band album The Distance. Released on Dec. 13, 1982, the album was certified Platinum on Feb. 11, 1983 for one million copies sold.*
Singles included the title track, "Shame On The Moon", "Even Now", "Roll Me Away", "House Behind a House", and "Boomtown Blues", all of which charted. "Shame On The Moon" was the most successful, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart and #15 on the Country Singles tally. The album itself peaked at #5 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. It also charted in Canada and much of Europe.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Platinum Album award
- In Good to VG condition
- Award from 1983
- Presented to recording studio
- All original award (see details below)
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- Known as a RIAA "strip plate" award, they were made from 1982-85
- Great collectors item for any Bob Seger fan
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- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a RIAA Platinum award that would have been manufactured in 1983 making it about 42 years old. It is presented to The Hit Factory® recording studio and its' owner, the late Ed Germano, who bought the facility in 1975. Parts of the album were recorded at the studio.
The award is in Good to VG condition with fairly heavy wear on the frame, including a crack on one of the bottom corners (not visible from the front). The construction of the award indicates it was made by Creative Glassics but the frame may not be original. The Hit Factory may have had it reframed but, if they did, it was a long time ago based on the appearance of the backing paper. The numbered sticker on the back of the award is an inventory number from the recording studio.
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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
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