RIAA Platinum Album award for Tesla album Five Man Acoustical Jam. This live album was released on Nov. 9, 1990 and was certified Platinum on March 11, 1991 for one million copies sold.
The album featured live recordings of the group mostly playing acoustic guitars and instruments, to do something different from their normal hard rock electrified approach. The biggest hit from the album is undoubtedly their cover of the 1971 Five Man Electrical Band hit "Signs" which reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100. Other tracks included their earlier hits "Love Song" and "The Way It Is" and covers of the Stones' "Mother's Little Helper", CCR's "Lodi", and the Beatles' "We Can Work It Out". The album peaked at #12 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. See the image above for 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 1991
- Presented to Tesla's lighting designer
- Has been rebacked
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- Known as a "R hologram" award, they were made from 1990-1997
- Great collectors item for Tesla 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 1991 making it 31 years old. The award is presented to John "JB" Broderick (misspelled on the plaque), who is credited on the album as Tesla's lighting designer, who also worked with Aerosmith, Metallica, Scorpions and others.
This award has all original components but has been rebacked. The award is in VG to Excellent condition with only minor wear on the frame and a few mars on the plexiglass.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com