RIAA 8x Multi-Platinum LP award for the Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness album. It was released on October 24, 1995 and by Jan. 27, 1997 was certified 8x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for eight million copies sold.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA 8x Multi-Platinum Album award with multiple CDs and great album artwork
- In VG to Excellent condition with only very minor mars on frame and plexiglass
- First presentation award from 1997
- Presented to record industry executive
- Unopened back with original manufacturer's sticker
- Known as a "R hologram" award, they were made from 1990-1997
- Impressively large, artistic award measuring approx. 28.5" x 22.5"
- Great collectors item for any Smashing Pumpkins fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a first presentation RIAA 8x Multi-Platinum award that would have been manufactured shortly after the certification date in 1997, making it approximately 24 years old. This award is presented to Jonathan Lev, a promotions and marketing executive who worked with rock, pop and alternative artists including Smashing Pumpkins, Tom Petty, Coldplay, Blur, Green Day, Nirvana, U2, Pearl Jam, Coldplay, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and many more.
The award is in VG to Excellent condition with only a few minor mars on the frame and plexiglass. It has the correct original manufacturer sticker attached on it's backing paper from Ill-Eagle Enterprises.
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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