RIAA 10x Multi-Platinum LP award for The Doors album The Best Of The Doors. Released in November 1985, it included most all of the major hits from the group's impressive run of creating legendary tracks including "Break On Through (To The Other Side)", "People Are Strange", "Light My Fire", "Love Me Two Times", "L.A. Woman", "Riders On The Storm", "The End" and more.
The album rose as high as #32 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart but sold extremely well and was certified 10x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA in 2007 for 10 million copies sold, becoming a rare Diamond sales awardee. See image above for all the RIAA sales certifications of this album through the years*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA "serial number hologram" 10x Multi-Platinum LP sales award
- In VG to Excellent condition
- Award made 2007
- Presented to music distribution executive
- Appears to be all original internal components and has original back with manufacturer's sticker
- Award measures 22.5" x 22.5"
- Great collectors item for any fan of The Doors
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Detailed Item Description: This is an official RIAA 10x Multi-Platinum award for The Doors The Best Of The Doors album. This award was given to an executive with Trans World Entertainment and their signed and notarized letter of provenance will provided with purchase. Provenance letter can be seen in images with executive's name obscured for privacy. Item buyer will receive a non-obscured copy of the letter.
Based on its Platinum certification date, the award was produced around 2007 making this award approx. 13 years old. It appears to have all original internal components and is in VG to Excellent condition with only a very minor mar on the bottom right corner of the frame (see image). The award has its original backing paper with Jewel Box Platinum manufacturer's sticker.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com