RIAA Platinum Album award for Hole album Celebrity Skin. Released on Sept. 8, 1998, it was certified Platinum on Dec. 21, 1998 for one million copies sold.
The group's third and final album, Courtney Love worked to include collaborations with several other artists and players including Billy Corgan and Melissa Auf der Maur (Smashing Pumpkins), Deen Castronovo (Journey), Charlotte Caffey (The GoGos) and others. The album reached #9 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, featuring the singles "Awful", "Malibu" and the title track. The album also charted in numerous other countries. See image above for all the RIAA certifications of this release.*
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Platinum Album award
- In VG to Excellent condition
- First presentation award from 1998
- Presentation to record industry executive
- Letter of provenance included
- All original with manufacturer sticker
- Award measures approx. 27" x 18.5"
- Known as a RIAA "serial number hologram" award, they were made from 1998 to present
- Great collectors item for Hole fan
- 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 in 1998 making it 24 years old. This award is presented to a former marketing and promotion executive who worked at EMI Capitol Records. Their name has been obscured in the photos only for privacy. A letter of provenance from the recipient will be provided with purchase. Provenance letter can be seen in images with executive's name obscured for privacy. Item buyer will receive a non-obscured copy of the letter.
This award in VG to Excellent condition with only minor wear on the frame and a few mars on the plexiglass. It is all original with Fitzgerald Hartley manufacturer sticker.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com