RIAA Gold Album Award for the debut self-titled studio album from Buckcherry, which was released on April 6, 1999. It was certified Gold by the RIAA for 500,000 copies sold on Sept. 2, 1999.*
Hit single "Lit Up" landed Buckcherry's debut on hard rock fans' radar. The track topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Other singles issued included "Lit Up", "For the Movies", "Dead Again", and "Check Your Head". The album topped the Billboard Heatseekers chart and later went on to #74 on the Top 200 Albums chart. In addition the release did well in Canada, also going Gold there.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Album award
- In VG condition
- Award from 1999
- Presentation to radio industry executive
- Letter of provenance included
- All original
- Award measures approx. 18" x 14"
- Known as a "RIAA serial number hologram" award, they were made from 1998 to present
- Great collectors item for any Buckcherry fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Platinum Album award was manufactured in 1999, making it approximately 27 years old. It is presented to Vince Richards at KQRC in Kansas City, who was an on-air personality there and at other rock stations and is now a radio programming executive. A letter of provenance from Richards will be provided with purchase (see image).
The award is in VG condition, with mars on the frame and plexiglass. It is all original with Ill Eagle Enterprises manufacturer sticker.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com
