Label/artist management award for Pink Floyd's album A Momentary Lapse Of Reason, which was released on Sept. 4, 1987. While not an RIAA this award celebrates the album being certified Platinum by the RIAA on Nov. 9, 1987 for one million copies sold. It would eventually be certified 4x Multi-Platinum by 2001. (Note: This is not a RIAA award).
The album, the first without Roger Waters, reached #3 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums and the UK Albums chart. It also did well in many other countries. It produced the singles "Learning to Fly" / "Terminal Frost", "On the Turning Away", and "One Slip". The release ended up outselling the previous Pink Floyd album, The Final Cut.
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Item Highlights:
- Label/artist management award with "platinum" record for Pink Floyd album A Momentary Lapse Of Reason
- In Good condition with mars on the frame and plexiglass
- Award from approx. 1987
- Presented to radio industry executive
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- Great collectors item for Pink Floyd or David Gilmour fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This label/artist management award would have been manufactured sometime around 1987 making it approximately 35 years old. It is presented to radio industry executive Bob Buchmann.
This award is in Good condition with only mars on the frame and plexiglass and it has a small hole on the bottom rail of the frame from wall mounting (see photo). A manufacturer sticker adhesive mark exists in the typical size, location and shape of a Creative Glassics sticker so they may have made the award.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com