Scandal ft. Patty Smyth Warrior RIAA Platinum Album Award

RIAA Platinum LP award for Scandal ft. Patty Smyth album Warrior, which was released on August 21, 1984. On April 16, 1985 the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA for one million copies sold.*

The album produced the hit "The Warrior", which reached #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #1 in Canada. Second hit "Only The Young" was penned by Journey's Steve Perry, Jonathan Cain and Neal Schon (and released later by Journey as well). The album reached #17 on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart while also doing well in Australia and Canada as well. 

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Item Highlights:

• RIAA Platinum Album award
• In VG condition
• Award made in 1985
• Presented to recording studio
• All original
• Known as a RIAA "strip plate" award, they were made from 1982-85
• Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
• Great collectors item for any Scandal and Patty Smyth fan
• FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
• International shipping available

Detailed Item Description: This is a first presentation RIAA Platinum album award that would have been manufactured in 1985, making it approx. 40 years old. It is presented to The Hit Factory®, the recording studio in New York City where the album was pieced together and recorded, along with studio owner the late Ed Germano, who owned the facility since 1975.

The award is in VG condition with a minor finish loss on the frame and mars on the plexiglass. It has its' original backing paper with Creative Glassics 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 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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