RIAA Platinum Album Award for Scorpions album Love At First Sting. Released on Feb. 13, 1984, the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA for one million copies sold on April 30, 1984.
The ninth studio album from the German rockers cemented their worldwide rock star status with the major hits "Rock You Like A Hurricane", "Big City Nights", and "Still Loving You" and fan favorites "I'm Leaving You" and "Bad Boys Running Wild". It became the most successful for the group in the U.S., reaching #6 on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart. It also charted in Canada, Japan, the UK and most European countries. By 1995 the album was certified 3x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for three million copies sold.*
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- RIAA Platinum Album award
- In VG condition
- Award from 1984
- Presentation to radio station executive
- All original with manufacturer sticker
- Known as a RIAA "strip plate" award, they were made from 1982-85
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- Great collectors item for any Scorpions fan
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Detailed Item Description: This is a RIAA Platinum Album award that would have been manufactured in 1984, making it approx. 41 years old. It is presented to Buddy Scott, who was a programming executive at Chicago radio station B96 (WBBM).
This award is in VG condition with only minor mars on the plexiglass and frame. The award has its original backing paper and while the manufacturer sticker is missing, the award's construction along with the size, location and shape of adhesive residue indicate it was made by the New York Frame & Picture Co.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com