RIAA Platinum Album Award for Staind album Dysfunction. Released on April 2, 1999, the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA for one million copies sold on June 14, 2000.
The second studio album from the group produced the singles "Just Go", "Mudshovel", "Home", and "Suffocate". After topping the Billboard Heatseekers chart, the album reached #74 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums tally. By 2004 the album was certified 2x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for two million copies sold.*
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Platinum Album award with steel mesh matte and album art details
- In VG condition
- Award from 2000
- Presented to drum stick/gear manufacturer
- All original
- Award measures approx. 20.25" x 30"
- Known as a "RIAA serial number hologram" award, they were made from 1998 to present
- Great collectors item for any Staind fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Platinum Album award was manufactured in 2000 making it approximately 25 years old. It is presented to drum stick maker Vic Firth, Inc. and was owned by Marco Soccoli. Soccoli was a drummer and Director of Artist Relations for musical instrument/gear manufacturers Vic Firth, D'Addario, Evans, Promark, Sonor, Mapex, and others.
The award is in VG condition, with only a very minor mar or two on the plexiglass and frame (including a chip out of the bottom right corner--see image). It is all original with Ill-Eagle Enterprises manufacturer sticker.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com