RIAA 4x Multi-Platinum Album Award for Billy Joel album River Of Dreams. Released on Aug. 8, 1993, the album was certified 4x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA on Mar. 9, 1994 for four million copies sold.
Producing the singles "The River Of Dreams", "All About Soul" and "No Man's Land" the album hit #1 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. It was also nominated for Grammy awards for Album Of The Year, Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male, Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year, the latter two for "The River Of Dreams". The album was eventually certified 5x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for five million copies sold.*
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA 4x Multi-Platinum Album award
- Award from 1994
- Presented to recording studio
- All original
- In VG condition
- Known as a RIAA "R hologram" award, they were made from 1990-97
- Award measures approx. 13" x 17"
- Beautiful collectors item for any Billy Joel fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA 4x Multi-Platinum Album award was manufactured in 1994, making it approximately 31 years old. It is presented to The Hit Factory® recording studio and its' owner, the late Ed Germano. Parts of the album were recorded at the studio.
The award is in VG condition with only very minor wear on the plexiglass and frame. The award is all original and although the sticker has fallen off, the award's construction indicates it was made by Ill Eagle Enterprises. The numbered sticker on the back of the award is an inventory number from the recording studio.
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Notes on the condition of all vintage RIAA awards like this one: 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
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