RIAA Platinum Album award for Hole album Live Through This. Released on April 12, 1994, it was certified Platinum on April 26, 1995 for one million copies sold. Remember Hole bassist Kristen Pfaff (1967-1994) with this award.
Reaching #52 on the Billboard 200, the album featured singles "Violet", "Miss World" and others. It also charted in numerous other countries, also going Platinum in Australia and Canada, and Gold in the UK. While it was rumoured at the time that Courtney Love's husband Kurt Cobain wrote many of the tracks, he in fact only sung background on two of the songs on the album. See image above for all the RIAA certifications of this release.*
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Platinum album award
- In VG to Excellent condition
- First presentation award from 1995
- Presentation to radio industry executive
- All original with manufacturer sticker
- Award measures approx. 13" x 17"
- Known as a "R hologram" award, they were made from 1990-1997
- Great collectors item for Hole fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a first presentation RIAA Platinum award that would have been manufactured in 1995 making it 28 years old. The award is presented to Matt Markel who owned Omaha radio station KRRK and music venue Ranch Bowl.
This award is all original with Dejay Products manufacturer stickers. The award is in VG condition with only minor wear on the frame and a few mars on the plexiglass,
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com