RIAA 3x Multi-Platinum album award for Pearl Jam's debut album Ten, which was released on August 20, 1991. The album was certified 3x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA a short time later on Sept. 10, 1992 for three million copies sold.
Pearl Jam burst onto the scene with this album and its series of hits including "Alive", "Even Flow" and "Jeremy" and others. It peaked at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart and was nominated in a pair of Grammy categories. The album would go on to achieve rare RIAA Diamond sales status with over 13 million sold by 2009. See image above for RIAA sales certifications of this album over the years*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA "R hologram" 3x Multi-Platinum album award
- In VG to Excellent condition
- Made in 1992
- Presented to record distribution executive
- All original with manufacturer sticker
- Award measures approx. 13" x 17"
- Known as a RIAA "R hologram" award they were made from 1990-97
- Great piece of history recognizing what started it all for Pearl Jam
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Detailed Item Description: This is a first presentation RIAA 3x Multi-Platinum award that would have been manufactured sometime around 1992 when this style of RIAA award was made. That makes it approx. 20 years old. It is presented to Gerald Moss, who was with Koch at the time, a record distributor.
This award is in VG to Excellent condition, with only very minor mars on the frame. It has its orginal backing paper with Creative Glassics manufacturer label.
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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