RIAA Platinum Album Award for Train's debut album. Released on Feb. 24, 1998, the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA on Mar. 16, 2000 for one million copies sold.*
The album, made for only $25,000 by the group themselves, produced three singles: "Free", "Meet Virginia", which hit #20 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "I Am". It rose to #76 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and led the group to much more success with their subsequent albums.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Platinum Album award
- In VG condition
- Award from 2000
- Presented to artist relations director
- All original with manufacturer sticker
- Known as a RIAA "serial number hologram" award, they were made from 1998 to present
- Award measures 17" x 21"
- Great collectors item for any Train fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Platinum award was manufactured in 2000, making it 22 years old. It is presented to Marco Soccoli at drum stick maker Vic Firth. Soccoli 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 wear on the frame and plexiglass. It is all original with Ill Eagle manufacturer sticker.
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Notes on the condition of all vintage RIAA awards like this one: 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