RIAA Gold Album award for the 1996 Grammy Awards Nominees album. The album was released Feb. 9, 1996 and certified Gold for 500,000 copies sold on Aug. 1, 1996.
The album included tracks from a range of 38th Annual Grammy Nominees including All-4-One, Brandy, Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men, Coolio ft. L.V., Hootie & the Blowfish, Michael Jackson, Alanis Morissette, Seal, TLC, and Shania Twain. The album peaked at #16 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, landing the first top 20 chart spot by that point for the Grammy Nominee series . By 1997 the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA for one million copies sold.*
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Album Award
- Award from 1996
- Presented to recording studio
- Known as a RIAA "R hologram" award, they were made from 1990-97
- Award measures approx. 13" x 17"
- Great collectors item for any Grammy Awards fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a RIAA Gold Album award made in 1996, making it about 29 years old. It is presented to The Hit Factory® recording studio in New York City and its' owner, the late Ed Germano. Some tracks on the album were recorded at the studio.
The award is in VG condition with only minor mars on the frame and plexiglass. The award is all original although the manufacturer sticker has fallen off. The numbered sticker on the back of the award is an inventory number from the recording studio.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com