RIAA Platinum Album award for U2 album Under A Blood Red Sky. Released on Nov. 21, 1983, the album was certified Platinum for one million copies sold on July 18, 1985.
The album contained eight tracks from U2's 1983 War Tour, including two from their June 5 concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Songs included "New Year's Day", "Sunday Bloody Sunday", "Gloria", "I Will Follow" and more. The album peaked at #28 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, #2 in the UK, #1 in New Zealand, and it charted highly in Australia, Canada and many European countries. By 1994 the release was certified 3x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for three million copies sold.*
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Platinum Album award
- In VG condition
- Award from 1985
- Presentation to recording studio
- All original with manufacturer sticker
- Known as a RIAA "flower hologram" award, they were made from 1986-1989
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- Great collectors item for any U2 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 1985, making it approx. 40 years old. It is presented to The Hit Factory® recording studio and its' owner, the late Ed Germano, who bought the facility in 1975. Parts of the album were recorded at the studio.
This award is in VG condition with only minor mars on the plexiglass and frame. The award has its original backing paper with New York Frame & Picture Co. manufacturer sticker. It was one of the last awards to be made by the company that was the first (and only) RIAA award manufacturer in the 60s since they stopped making awards in the mid-80s. The numbered sticker on the back of the award is an inventory number from the recording studio.
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Notes on the condition of all vintage RIAA awards: 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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