RIAA Platinum Album award for Edie Brickell & New Bohemians album Shooting Rubberbands At The Stars. Released on August 9, 1988, the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA on Feb. 1, 1989 for one million copies sold.
The group's debut album produced the hit "What I Am", which reached #7 on the Billboard Hot 100, along with other singles "Circle" and "Little Miss S". "What I Am" also garnered significant airplay on MTV. The album peaked at #4 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and also did well in Australia, Canada, the UK and many European countries. By 1996 the album had been certified 2x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for two million copies sold.*
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Platinum Album award
- In VG condition
- Award from 1989
- Presentation to radio industry executive
- All original
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- RIAA "flower hologram" awards were made from 1986-89
- Great collectors item for any Edie Brickell & New Bohemians fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a RIAA Platinum Album award that was manufactured in 1989, which makes it approx. 37 years old. It is presented to radio station WMJQ in Buffalo, New York.
This award is in VG condition with only minor mars on the plexiglass and frame wear, and minor edge disintegration around the RIAA hologram (often seen in awards kept in higher humidity environments). It is all original with Dejay Products manufacturer stickers.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com