RIAA Gold Combo Album Award for Seether albums Disclaimer and Disclaimer II. The albums were released on Aug. 20, 2002 and June 15, 2004, respectively. Disclaimer was certified Gold by the RIAA for 500,000 copies sold on Jan. 29, 2004, and Disclaimer II Gold on Dec. 17, 2004.
The South African group's debut album Disclaimer featured singles "Fine Again", "Driven Under", and "Gasoline". Disclaimer II followed that up with the tracks "Broken" (a duet with Evanescence's Amy Lee) and "Sold Me" which brought more recognition. While the debut only notched into the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart at #92, the follow up reached #53 and it also charted throughout Europe and in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. By 2014 Disclaimer II was certified Platinum by the RIAA for one million sold. See image above for the RIAA sales certification of the two albums*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Combo Album award
- First presentation award from 2005
- Presented to music industry talent agent
- Letter of provenance included
- In Excellent, as new condition
- All original with manufacturer sticker
- Large and impressive award measuring approx. 26.5" x 34.5"
- Known as a "RIAA serial number hologram" award, they were made from 1998 to present
- Great collectors item for any Seether fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S. (a great deal on this larger award)
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Gold Album award is a first presentation award that would have been manufactured in 2005 making it approximately 19 years old. It is presented to John Bongiorno, a music industry talent agent who worked for a variety of booking agencies, including Pinnacle, Paradigm, Windish, Arrival and others. A notarized letter of provenance from the recipient is included with this award (see image).
This award is in Excellent condition. It was only taken out of its original packaging for photos and has never been hung on a wall. It is all original with Ill Eagle Enterprises manufacturer sticker.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com