RIAA 2x Multi-Platinum album award for Anita Baker album Rapture. Released on March 10, 1986, the album was certified 2x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA on March 3, 1987 for two million copies sold.
"Sweet Love" and "Caught Up in the Rapture" both became hits off the album helping it peaked at #11 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and #13 on the UK Albums chart. It also won two Grammy awards and by 1994 was certified 5x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for five million copies sold.*
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA 2x Multi-Platinum award with twin LPs and presentation plate showing both RIAA and Elektra Records logos
- In VG condition
- First presentation award from 1987
- Presentation to music industry executive
- All original components unaltered with original backing paper
- Award measures approx. 29.25" x 19"
- Great collector's item for any fan of Anita Baker
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a 2x Multi-Platinum RIAA album award that would have been manufactured in 1987, making it approx. 37 years old. This is an unusual award for the time period given the smaller RIAA logo and Elektra logo on the presentation plate. It is presented to a music industry executive. Their name is obscured only in photos for privacy.
This award is in VG condition with only a few mars on the frame and plexiglass. The award is complete with its' Fitzgerald Hartley manufacturer sticker.
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Notes on the condition of all vintage RIAA awards: 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