RIAA 5x Multi-Platinum album award for Pearl Jam album Vs. Released on Oct. 14, 1993, the album was certified 5x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA on Jan. 6, 1994 for five million copies sold.
The album produced the singles "Go", "Daughter", "Animal", and "Dissident". The acoustic guitar-driven ballad "Daughter" garnered much radio airplay. "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town" also became a hit, it's lengthy title a reaction by the band to the fact that most of their early songs have one word titles... The release topped the Billboard Top 200 Album chart, peaked at #2 in the UK, and reached #1 or hit the top 10 in many other countries worldwide. It also garnered three Grammy nominations. The album would go on to reach 7x Multi-Platinum RIAA sales status with over seven million sold by mid 2000.*
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA 5x Multi-Platinum Album award
- In Excellent condition
- Award from 1994
- Presented to mastering engineer
- All original with manufacturer sticker
- Award measures approx. 17" x 25"
- Known as a RIAA "R hologram" award they were made from 1990-97
- Great collectors item for any Pearl Jam fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a RIAA 5x Multi-Platinum award that was manufactured in 1994, making it approx. 29 years old. It is presented to well-known mastering engineer Bob Ludwig, who mastered this album along with others from artists ranging from AC/DC to Def Leppard and Rush to Dire Straits, Toto, the Rolling Stones, and many others.
This award is in Excellent condition with only very minor mars on the plexiglass and frame. It is all original with Ill Eagle Enterprises manufacturer sticker.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com