RIAA Platinum Album Award for Billy Joel album Greatest Hits Vol. 3. Released on Aug. 19, 1997, the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA on Mar. 31, 1998 for one million copies sold.*
The album continues from where Joel's Greatest Hits Volume II left off, with tracks from his 1983 album An Innocent Man kicking things off, including that album's title track and "Keeping the Faith". Other hits on the set include "A Matter of Trust", "We Didn't Start The Fire", "I Go To Extremes" and more.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Platinum Album award
- In VG condition
- Award from 1998
- Presentation to recording studio owner
- All original
- Known as a "RIAA serial number hologram" award, they were made from 1998 to present
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- Beautiful collectors item for any Billy Joel fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Platinum Album award was manufactured in 1998, making it about 26 years old. The award is presented to Ed Germano, owner of The Hit Factory® recording studio in New York, where some tracks on the album were recorded.
The award is in VG condition with only minor mars on the plexiglass and frame. The award is all original with Ill Eagle manufacturer sticker.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com
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