Elektra Records dual album "gold" award for Anita Baker album Rapture and Simply Red release Picture Book. Released on March 10, 1986, Baker's album featured "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.
The Simply Red album contained the singles "Holding Back the Years", and a cover of The Valentine Brothers' "Money's Too Tight (to Mention)" both drove this album to #16 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart and #2 on the UK chart. It also placed highly on many other world charts and earned Mick Hucknall and Co. a pair of Grammy award nominations. By 1990 the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA for one million copies sold.* (Note: This is not a RIAA award)
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Item Highlights:
- Elektra Records combo "gold" album award celebrating 500,000 copies sold of each LP
- In Excellent condition
- Award estimated to be from 1986-87
- Presentation to music industry executive
- All original
- Award measures approx. 29.25" x 19"
- Great collector's item for any fan of Anita Baker and/or Simply Red
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a Elektra Records dual album award that would have been manufactured around 1986-87, making it approx. 38-39 years old. It is presented to a music industry executive. Their name is obscured only in photos for privacy.
This award is in Excellent condition with only a very few minor mars on the frame and plexiglass.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com