RIAA 10x Multi-Platinum™ Award for Carole King's 1971 universally-loved Tapestry album. Penned almost entirely by the experienced Tin Pan Alley songwriter herself, King's breakout album as an artist is one of the few RIAA diamond certified (10 million copies sold) albums by a female artist and one of the best selling albums of all time. It also won four Grammy Awards in 1972 including Album Of The Year.
Hit singles included "It's Too Late" and "I Feel The Earth Move" which both went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, along with "You've Got A Friend", "So Far Away" and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman". Quickly going Gold in 1971, by July 17, 1995 the album was certified 10x Multi-Platinum™ by the RIAA for 10 million copies sold in the U.S., making it part of the elite group of albums with certified Diamond sales. See image above for the RIAA sales certification data of this album*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA 10x Multi-Platinum award with all proper components for the era
- In Excellent condition with only a very minor mar or two on the frame
- Most likely a first presentation award from sometime in the 1998 time frame
- Unopened back with manufacturer's sticker indicating a completely original award
- Known as a "RIAA bar hologram" award with a serial number hologram, they were made from 1998 to present
- Award measures approx. 17" x 29"
- Beautiful and rare collectors item
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- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Multi-Platinum award is a first presentation award that would have been manufactured sometime around 1998 making this award approximately 21 years old. This award was given to an industry executive and his signed and notarized letter of provenance will provided with purchase. Provenance letter can be seen in images with executive's name obscured for privacy. Item buyer will receive a non-obscured copy of the letter.
It is all original with unopened backing paper, Ill-Eagle Enterprises manufacturer's sticker and all correct components. This award is in excellent condition, with only a very minor mar or two on the frame (see image).
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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.