RIAA Platinum Album award for Roxette album Look Sharp! Released on April 1, 1989, the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA on Jan. 18, 1990 for one million copies sold. Remember Roxette's Marie Fredriksson (1958-2019) with this award.
The Swedish duo's second album contained worldwide hits ""The Look" and "Listen to Your Heart", both of which went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Other hit singles included "Dangerous" and "Dressed for Success". The album reached #23 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and charted highly in many other countries worldwide with notable success across all of Europe, the UK, Canada, and Australia. See image above for RIAA sales certification of this album*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Platinum Album award
- First presentation award from 1990
- All original with original backing paper
- Presented to EMI record distribution executive
- In VG condition
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21 "
- RIAA "R hologram" awards were made from 1990-97
- Great collector's item for any Roxette 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 sometime in 1990. That makes this award approximately 33 years old. It is presented to Russ Bach, who headed up CEMA, the distributor for Capitol, EMI and other related record labels.
The award is in VG condition with only minor mars on the frame and plexiglass. While the award's manufacturer sticker is missing, it has adhesive residue in the correct size, shape and location of a Creative Glassics sticker.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com