RIAA Platinum LP award for Genesis album Abacab. Released as the group's eleventh studio album on Sept. 18, 1981, the release was certified Platinum by the RIAA on May 3, 1982 for 1 million copies sold.
At this point fronted on vocals by Phil Collins, the album produced a string of hits including the title track, "No Reply At All" and "Man On The Corner". The album reached #7 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and #1 on the UK Albums chart. By 1988 the album has been certified 2x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA. See image above for the RIAA sales certifications of this album through the years*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Platinum LP award with all proper components for the late RIAA "strip plate" era with platinum disc and platinum strip info plate
- In VG condition with frame wear
- First presentation award from around 1982
- Presentation to industry executive
- Has been rebacked but otherwise all original
- Known as a "strip plate" award, which were produced 1981-85
- Award measures 17.5" x 21.5"
- Great collectors item for any Genesis fan
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Detailed Item Description: This is a first presentation RIAA Platinum award that would have been manufactured sometime around 1982. That makes this award approx. 40 years old. It is presented to Bruce Tenenbaum who was at the time in promotions at Atlantic Records.
This award is in VG condition for a 40-year-old item but has frame wear, mainly on the corners. It has been rebacked but has all orginial components otherwise.
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Notes on the condition of all vintage RIAA awards: 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.