RIAA Platinum Album Award for Loverboy album Lovin' Every Minute Of It. Released on Aug. 15, 1985 it was certified Platinum by the RIAA on Nov. 1, 1985 for one million copies sold. For some reason Loverboy RIAA awards are fairly hard to find.
The Canadian rocker's fourth album contained the singles "Lovin' Every Minute of It",
"Dangerous", and "This Could Be The Night". The title track and "This Could Be The Night" reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and powered the album to #13 on the Billboard 200 charts and #22 in Canada. It did will in several other countries as well. By 1994 the album was certified 2x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for two million sold. See image above for the RIAA sales certifications of this album over the years*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Platinum Album award
- In VG to Excellent condition
- Award from 1985-86
- Presented to radio promotion exec
- All original with manufacturer sticker
- Letter of provenance included
- Known as a "RIAA flower hologram" award they were made from 1986-89
- Award measures 17" x 21"
- Great collectors item for any Billy Idol fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Platinum award is a first presentation award that would have been manufactured in 1987 making it 35 years old. The award is presented to Bruce Moser, a radio promoter who worked mainly on behalf of rock artists including Loverboy, Bryan Adams, The Cars, U2 and The Tragically Hip.
The award is in VG to Excellent condition with only minor frame wear and a few mars on the plexiglass. This award is all original with Fitzgerald Hartley manufacturer sticker.
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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.