RIAA 2x Multi-Platinum Album award for Cinderella album Long Cold Winter. Released on July 5, 1988, the album was certified 2x Multi-Platinum for two million copies sold on Nov. 30, 1988.
The group's second studio album produced the hits "Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)", which reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100, along with "The Last Mile", "Coming Home", and "Gypsy Road". The album itself hit #10 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, along with charting in Australia, Canada, Japan, and several European countries. By 1997 the album had been certified 3x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA.*
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA 2x Multi-Platinum Album award
- In VG condition
- All original
- Award from 1988
- Presented to artist relations director
- Known as a RIAA "R hologram" award they were made from 1990-97
- Award measures approx. 17" x 25"
- Great collectors item for any Cinderella fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is an RIAA 2x Multi-Platinum Album award from 1988, making it about 37 years old. It is presented to Marco Soccoli, who was a drummer and Director of Artist Relations for musical instrument/gear manufacturers Vic Firth, D'Addario, Evans, Promark, Sonor, Mapex, and others.
The award is in VG condition with only very minor mars on plexiglass and frame. While its' original manufacturer sticker has fallen off, the award's construction along with adhesive residue in a specific size, shape, and location indicate it was made by Creative Glassics.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com