CRIA 6x Platinum Album award for The Tragically Hip album Day For Night. This was the Canadian group's fourth album, released on Sept. 24, 1994. The CRIA (Canadian Recording Industry Association) certified the album at 6x Platinum status on Aug. 24, 1995. A 6x Platinum album in Canada represents 600,000 copies sold (in a country of then about 29 million people).
The album was the first for the group to reach #1 on the Canada album charts. It featured the singles "Grace, Too", "Greasy Jungle", "Nautical Disaster", "So Hard Done By", "Scared", and "Thugs". By 2000, the album was certified 7x Platinum by the CRIA for 700,000 copies sold.*
Includes MusicGoldmine.com Letter Of Authenticity
Item Highlights:
- CRIA 6x Platinum Album award with platinum-colored "ingot"
- In VG to Excellent condition
- Award from 1995
- Presentation to radio industry executive
- Letter of provenance included
- Award measures approx. 10.5" x 22.5"
- Great collectors item for any fan of The Tragically Hip
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a CRIA Platinum award that would have been manufactured in 1995 making it approx. 31 years old. It is presented to Vince Richards, who was an on-air personality at numerous U.S. rock stations and is now a radio programming executive. A letter of provenance from Richards will be provided with purchase (see image).
This award is in VG to Excellent condition with only very minor wear on the chrome frame.
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*CRIA sales data source: musiccanada.com
