Record label award for Rick Springfield album Living In Oz, celebrating both "gold" and "platinum" status. Signed by Rick Springfield. Released in early 1983, the album was indeed certified Gold by the RIAA in June 1983 and later that year for one million copies sold. Note: This is not a RIAA award.
Springfield's sixth studio album, the release quickly found radio airplay with "Human Touch" and "Affair of the Heart", the latter of which peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The album itself peaked at #12 on the Top 200 Albums chart and #1 in Canada. In 1984, Springfield was nominated for a Grammy award for "Affair of the Heart". See image above for the RIAA sales certifications of this album*.
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Item Highlights:
- Record label "platinum/gold" LP award with plaque signed by Rick Springfield in shadow box frame
- In VG to Excellent condition
- Estimated to have been made in 1983
- Presented to radio personality/music executive
- Original backing paper with label
- Award measures 18" x 24" x 2.5" deep
- Autograph covered by MusicGoldmine Authenticity Guarantee
- Fantastic collectors item for any Rick Springfield fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a unique shadow box style record label award that would have been manufactured in 1983, making it approximately 40 years old. The presentation plates include one signed by Rick Springfield in black marker.
It is presented to Dallas Cole of radio station WKTI. "Dallas Cole" was the on-air name of Jeff Rowe, who later held various executive roles in the music and media industry at VH1, NBC, AOL and other companies.
The award is in Excellent condition with only very minor mars on the plexiglass and plastic shadow box sides. The award is completely original and includes its' Fitzgerald Hartley manufacturer label, a company that also made RIAA award during this time period.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com