RIAA Platinum Album award for the KISS album Animalize. Released on Sept. 17, 1984 and certified Platinum by the RIAA on Dec. 12, 1984 for one million copies sold.*
This was the group's 12th album and the only one with Mark St. John on lead guitar. St. John replaced Vinnie Vincent. Paul Stanley collaborated with noted songwriter Desmond Child to produce the album's biggest hit "Heaven's On Fire", which reached #49 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #11 on the Mainstream Rock chart. The album hit #19 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, #11 in the U.K. and charted in many other world music markets.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Platinum Album award
- In VG condition
- Award from 1985
- Presented to recording studio
- Known as a "strip plate" award, which were produced 1981-85
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- Rare and excellent collectors item for any KISS fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a RIAA Platinum Album award that would have been manufactured in 1985 making it about 40 years old. The award is presented to The Hit Factory®, the famous recording studio in NYC, at which portions of the album were recorded.
The award is in VG condition with some typical scratches and mars on the frame and plexiglass, and a tear (taped) on the backing paper. It is all original and while the manufacturer sticker is missing, the adhesive residue size and location and other construction details tell us it was made by Creative Glassics. The numbered sticker on the back of the award is an inventory number from the recording studio. The provenance on this award is also airtight since it was bought directly in a sale of all of The Hit Factory's awards after the studio closed.
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Notes on the condition of all vintage RIAA awards like this one: 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
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