RIAA Platinum Album Award for Carly Simon album Coming Around Again. Released on Mar. 30, 1987, it was certified Platinum by the RIAA for one million copies sold on Feb. 1, 1988.
The title track of Simon's 13th studio album was featured in the 1986 film Heartburn and became a worldwide hit after reaching #18 on the Billboard Hot 100. Other singles included "Give Me All Night", "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of", and "All I Want Is You". The album reached #25 on the Billboard Top 200 Album and UK charts and charted in many other countries as well.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Platinum Album award
- In VG condition
- First presentation award made in 1988
- Presented to recording studio
- All original
- Known as a RIAA "flower hologram" award, they were made from 1986-89
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21”
- Great collectors item for any Carly Simon fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Platinum Album award was manufactured in 1988, making it approx. 37 years old. It is presented to The Hit Factory®, the recording studio in New York City, along with studio owner the late Ed Germano, who owned the facility since 1975.
This award is in VG condition with very minor mars on the plexiglass and frame. It is all original with Creative Glassics manufacturer sticker. The numbered sticker on the back of the award is an inventory number from the recording studio.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com
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