RIAA Platinum LP award for Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble album The Sky Is Crying. Released on Oct. 29, 1991, it was certified Platinum for one million sold on January 24, 1992.
Vaughan's fifth and final album before the blues guitar great's untimely passing, it became Vaughan and company's highest charting album, peaking at #10 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. It also included a Grammy award-winning cover of Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing". By 1995 the album had been certified 2x Multi-Platinum. See image above for all the RIAA sales certifications of this album through the years*. Remember Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954-1990) with this award.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Platinum album award
- First presentation award from 1992
- All original internals but has been reframed
- In VG to Excellent condition
- Known as a "R hologram" award they were made from 1990-1997
- Award measures approx. 26.5" x 15.5"
- Great collectors item for any Stevie Ray Vaughan fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a first presentation RIAA award made in 1992, making it 30 years old. This award is presented to Debra Roman. It is not known what role Roman played in the creation or promotion of the record.
The award is in VG to Excellent condition, with all original internal components in excellent condition, and the award has been reframed with a new black frame similar to the style of the original and a real glass (not plexi) front.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com