RIAA Platinum Album Award for the Better Than Ezra album Deluxe. The album was released on Feb. 13, 1995 and certified Platinum by the RIAA for one million copies sold on Nov. 10, 1995.*
After an initial release in 1993 on the New Orleans group's independent label (Swell), their debut album was re-released by Elektra in 1995. It included the hit single "Good", which topped the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. The album reached #35 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and also did well in Australia and Canada.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Platinum Album award
- In VG condition
- Award from 1995
- All original
- Known as a RIAA "R hologram" award, they were made from from 1990-1997
- Presented to record industry executive
- Award measures approx. 21" x 17"
- Great collector's item for any Better Than Ezra fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Platinum Album award was made in 1995, making it about 31 years old. It is presented to Matt Pollack, who was in promotion at Elektra records at the time and who has also held other label and artist management positions.
The award is in VG condition with minor mars on the frame and plexiglass, and minor edge deterioration of the RIAA R hologram. It is all original with Ill Eagle Enterprises manufacturer sticker.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com