RIAA Platinum Album award for Metallica album ...And Justice For All. Released on August 25, 1988, the album was certified Platinum for one million copies sold on Oct. 31, 1988. Hard-to-find early Metallica record award.
The album, the group's fourth studio album was the first album to feature bassist Jason Newsted, following the death of Cliff Burton in 1986. "Harvester of Sorrow", "Eye of the Beholder", and "One" were released as singles. The album reached #6 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, #4 in the UK and charted in dozens of other countries worldwide. It also became one of the group's best-selling albums, by 2003 being certified 8x Multi-Platinum for eight million sold in the U.S. See image above for the RIAA sales certifications of this album through the years*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Platinum Album award
- In VG condition
- Award made in 1988
- Presented to radio and record industry executive
- Letter of provenance included (see image)
- All original with manufacturer sticker
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- Known as a RIAA "flower hologram" award, they were made from 1986-1989
- Great collectors item for any Metallica fan
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- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Platinum Album award was made in 1988, making it approx. 46 years old. It is presented to radio and record executive Lee Abrams, who worked in radio and as a consultant to major record labels and industry companies including Capitol Records, Island Records, XM Radio, MTV and others from the 70s into the 2000s. A notarized letter of provenance from Abrams is included with this award (see image).
It is in VG condition with only minor mars on the frame and plexiglass. The backing board is original, complete with Fitzgerald Hartley manufacturer sticker.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com