RIAA Platinum LP award for The J. Geils Band album Freeze-Frame. Released on Oct. 26, 1981, the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA on Jan. 11, 1982 for one million copies sold.* Remember J. Geils (1946-2017) with this award.
The album, the last with original vocalist Peter Wolf, produced the #1 Billboard Hot 100 hit "Centerfold", along with "Freeze-Frame" and "Angel In Blue". "Centerfold" and "Freeze-Frame" received heavy radio airplay and MTV video rotation as well. The album reached #1 on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart and in Canada as well, along with charting in numerous other countries.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Platinum album award
- In VG condition
- Award made in 1982
- Presented to record executive
- All original, likely rebacked
- Known as a RIAA "strip plate" award, they were made from 1982-85
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- Great collectors item for any fan of The J. Geils Band
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a RIAA Platinum album award that would have been manufactured in 1982, making it approx. 42 years old. It is presented to Joe Petrone, reportedly VP of Marketing at EMI at the time.
The award is in VG condition considering its' age with only mars on the plexiglass and frame. Upon inspection it appears the award has likely been rebacked with the Creative Glassics manufacturer sticker reattached.
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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