RIAA 4x Multi-Platinum Album Award for the album Miami Vice Music From The TV Series. Released on Sept. 23, 1985, it was certified 4x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for four million copies sold on Feb. 27, 1986.
Released during the peak of the infamous, pop music-infused TV series, the album included some seminal hits used in various episodes including Glenn Frey's "You Belong To The City" and "Smuggler's Blues". The most memorable track from the series featured on the album is likely Phil Collins' "In The Air Tonight", with its' iconic opening drum fill. Frey, Collins and many other musicians also appeared in various episodes. Chaka Khan, Grandmaster Melle Mel, Tina Turner, and of course Jan Hammer also appear on the album. Hammer wrote the series' theme song, and it became the first TV theme song to top the Billboard Hot 100. The album went to #1 on the Billboard Top 200 Album and Canada album charts and also did well in many other countries.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA 4x Multi-Platinum Album award
- In VG condition
- First presentation award made in 1986
- 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 Miami Vice or pop culture fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA 4x Multi-Platinum Album award was manufactured in 1986, making it approx. 39 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 minor mars on the plexiglass and chrome frame, and a small mar on the top of the record disc. It is all original with Fitzgerald Hartley manufacturer sticker. The numbered sticker on the back of the award is an inventory number from the recording studio.
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