RIAA Platinum Album Award for Def Leppard album Pyromania. Released on Jan. 20, 1983, the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA on April 11, 1983 for one million copies sold. Remember late Def Leppard guitarist Steve Clark (1960-1991) with this award.
The album produced the hits "Photograph", "Rock Of Ages", "Foolin'" and "Too Late For Love", all of which charted well. The album peaked at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart, #4 on the Canadian chart, #18 on UK chart and scored many other chart positions around the world. By 2004 the album became a rare RIAA Diamond Award winner with ten million copies sold.*
Includes MusicGoldmine.com Letter Of Authenticity
Item Highlights:
- RIAA Platinum Album award
- Award from 1983
- In VG condition
- Presented to artist management staff
- Letter of provenance included
- All original
- Known as a RIAA "strip plate" award, they were made from 1982-85
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- Great collectors item for any Def Leppard fan
- FREE insured shipping to U.S. and Canada
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a RIAA Platinum Album award that was manufactured in 1983, making it about 42 years old. It is presented to Joanie Turnbull, who worked worked with Def Leppard, Ozzy Osbourne, Guns N' Roses, Mötley Crüe, and other artists when working with artist managers/companies Q Prime, Sharon Osbourne, Doc McGhee, and Big FD Entertainment. A letter of provenance from Joanie Veage (née Turnbull) will be provided with purchase (see image).
The award is all original and in VG condition with minor wear on the frame and mars on the plexiglass. It has its' original backing paper although it has been cut on three sides to perform a minor internal repair. Adhesive residue on the backing paper in the correct size and location of a New York Frame & Picture Co. manufacturer label along with the award's construction indicate that it was made by that company.
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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
