RIAA Platinum award for Genesis album Invisible Touch. Released on June 6, 1986, the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA for one million copies sold on August 7, 1986.
Invisible Touch achieved the feat of landing five singles in the top five of the Billboard Hot 100 chart including the title track, "Land Of Confusion", "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight", "In Too Deep", and "Throwing It All Away". The album was a worldwide success that reached #1 on the UK Albums chart and #3 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. It also charted in most other major music markets worldwide. By 1996 the album was certified 6x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for six million copies sold*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Platinum Album award
- Award from 1986
- Presented to mastering engineer
- VG to Excellent condition
- All original with manufacturer sticker
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- Known as a RIAA "flower hologram" award, they were made from 1986-89
- Great collector's item for any Genesis fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a RIAA Platinum Album award that was manufactured in 1986, making it about 39 years old. It is presented to well-known mastering engineer Bob Ludwig, who mastered this album along with those from numerous other artists from Rush to Def Leppard to Dire Straits to Toto to the Rolling Stones and more.
The award is in VG to Excellent condition with only very minor mars on the frame and plexiglass. It also has its' original Creative Glassics manufacturer sticker.
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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