RIAA Platinum LP award for Def Leppard's Pyromania album, which was released on Jan. 20, 1983. This award celebrates that on April 11, 1983 the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA for one million copies sold. Early Def Leppard awards are very hard to find. Remember Steve Clark (1960-1991) with this award.
The album produced the hits "Photograph", "Rock Of Ages", "Foolin'" and "Too Late For Love", all of which charted well. The album peaked at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart, #4 on the Canadian chart, #18 on UK chart and scored many other chart positions around the world. By 2004 the album became a rare RIAA Diamond seller with ten million copies sold.*
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Platinum album award
- In VG condition
- Award made in 1983
- Presented to mastering engineer
- Original backing paper
- Known as a RIAA "strip plate" award, they were made from 1982-85
- Award measures approx. 17.5" x 21.5"
- Great collectors item for any Def Leppard fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a first presentation RIAA Platinum album award that would have been manufactured in 1983, making it approx. 42 years old. This is a rare early Def Leppard award celebrating this classic album's first major success. It is presented to well-known mastering engineer Bob Ludwig, who mastered this album along with those from many other artists from AC/DC to Duran Duran and Grateful Dead to Toto, Rush, the Rolling Stones and more.
The award is in VG condition considering its' age with only mars on the plexiglass and frame. The award also has its original backing paper and although the manufacturer sticker is missing, the award's construction and adhesive residue size, shape and location indicate it was made by the New York Frame & Picture Co.
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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