RIAA 2x Multi-Platinum Album award for Kenny G album Kenny G Live. Released on Nov. 21, 1989, the album was was certified 2x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for two million copies sold on Dec. 16, 1991 .
Recorded live at Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay in San Diego and at the Seattle Center Opera House, this album from smooth jazz/jazz instrumentalist Kenny G reached #2 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and #16 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. Single "Going Home" also charted on the Billboard Hot 100 at #56. By 1996 the album was certified 4x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA.*
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA 2x Multi-Platinum Album award
- In VG condition
- Award from 1992
- Presented to recording studio/mastering facility
- All original
- Known as a RIAA "R hologram" award, they were made from 1990-97
- Award measures approx. 13" x 17"
- Great collectors item for any Kenny G fan
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Detailed Item Description: This is a RIAA 2x Multi-Platinum award that would have been manufactured in 1992, making it approximately 33 years old. It is presented to a The Hit Factory® Mastering, the studio facility in New York City where the album was mastered.
The award is in VG condition with minor mars on the frame and plexiglass. It is all original and while the manufacturer sticker is missing, the award was most likely made by Ill Eagle Enterprises. The numbered sticker on the back of the award is an inventory number from the recording studio, mastering facility or other.
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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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