RIAA Platinum album award for 10,000 Maniacs album In My Tribe. Released on July 27, 1987, the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA on Aug. 10, 1989 for one million copies sold.
The third studio album for the group featured the singles "Don't Talk", "Like the Weather", "What's the Matter Here", and a cover of Cat Stevens' "Peace Train". The album rose as high as #37 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. By 1998 the album was 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
- Presented to music industry executive
- All original with manufacturer sticker
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- Known as a RIAA "flower hologram" award, they were produced 1986-89
- Great collectors item for any 10,000 Maniacs fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a RIAA Platinum Album award that was made in 1989, making it approx. 36 years old. It is presented to a music industry executive whose name is obscured in photos for privacy.
This award in in VG condition with mars on the frame (including a small chip on the back side of the right frame--see image) and plexiglass. It has its' original Fitzgerald Hartley manufacturer sticker.
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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