RIAA Platinum Album Award for Sade album Best Of Sade. Released on Nov. 4, 1994, the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA for one million copies sold on Jan. 13, 1995.
Soul/R&B singer Sade and her band released this album of greatest hits, including classic tracks such as "No Ordinary Love", "Sweetest Taboo", "Smooth Operator", "Cherish The Day", and many more. The album reached #9 on Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, #1 in the UK, and it also charted well in countries across Europe, Asia and elsewhere. By 1999 it was certified 4x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for four million copies sold.*
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Platinum Album award
- In VG condition
- Award from 1995
- All original
- Presented to recording studio
- Award measures approx. 13" x 17"
- Known as a RIAA "R hologram" award, they were made from 1990-97
- Great collector's item for any Sade fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Platinum Album award was made in 1995, making it about 30 years old. It is presented to The Hit Factory® recording studio, and its' owner Ed Germano.
The award is in VG condition with only very minor mars on the frame and plexiglass. It is all original with Ill Eagle Enterprises manufacturer sticker.
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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 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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