RIAA 2x Multi-Platinum Award for Janis Joplin/Big Brother & the Holding Company album Cheap Thrills. Released on Dec. 1, 1968, the album was certified 2x Multi-Platinum for two million copies sold on March 13, 2001. (Note that the album is attributed to Janis Joplin as the artist in the RIAA database).
The group's final album with electrifying singer Janis Joplin before she embarked on a solo career, it featured classics "Piece Of My Heart", "Summertime", and "Ball And Chain". The album went to #1 on the Billboard Top LPs chart in 1968, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2007, and has appeared in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the top 500 albums of all time. See image above for RIAA sales certifications of this album*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA 2x Multi-Platinum Album award
- Presented to Columbia Records
- Award dates to 2001
- In VG condition
- All original with manufacturer sticker
- Known as a "RIAA serial number hologram" award, they were made from 1998 to present
- Measures 17" x 25"
- Beautiful collectors item for any Janis Joplin fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA 2x Multi-Platinum award would have been manufactured in 2001, making it approximately 23 years old. The award is presented to Columbia Records.
The award is in VG condition, with only very minor mars on the frame and plexiglass. It is all original with original backing paper and Ill-Eagle Enterprises manufacturer sticker.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com