RIAA Platinum LP Award for 10,000 Maniacs album Our Time In Eden. Released on Sept. 14, 1992, the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA on Feb. 10, 1998 for one million copies sold.
This was the last album on which vocalist Natalie Merchant was featured with the group. Billboard charting singles included "These Are Days" (#1 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart), "Candy Everybody Wants" and "Few and Far Between". The album reached #28 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. By late 1998 the album had gone 2x Multi-Platinum. See image above for the RIAA sales certifications of this album*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA "R hologram" Platinum award for 10,000 Maniacs Our Time In Eden album
- Made in 1998
- Presented to music industry executive
- In VG to Excellent condition
- All original with manufacturer sticker
- Award measures approx. 10" x 10"
- Great collector's item for fan of 10,000 Maniacs and/or Natalie Merchant
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a first presentation RIAA Platinum award that would have been manufactured sometime in 1998. That makes this award approx. 26 years old. It is presented to a music industry executive. Their name is obscured only in photos for privacy.
The award is in VG to Excellent condition with only very minor frame and plexiglass mars. This award has its' original backing paper with Ill Eagle manufacturer sticker.
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