RIAA 5x Multi-Platinum Album Award for TLC album CrazySexyCool. Released on Nov. 15, 1994, it was certified 5x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for five million copies sold on July 27, 1995. Remember Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes (1971-2002) with this award.
TLC's second album featured some of their most famous hits, including "Waterfalls", which spent seven weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 and garnered two Grammy nominations, "Creep", also a Hot 100 #1, "Red Light Special", and "Diggin' On You". By 2019 the album was certified 12x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for 12 million copies sold, making it a rare RIAA Diamond Award winner.*
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA 5x Multi-Platinum Album award
- In VG condition
- Award made in 1995
- Presented to recording studio
- All original
- Known as a RIAA "R hologram" award, they were made from 1990-97
- Award measures approx. 13" x 20.5”
- Great collectors item for any TLC fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA 5x Multi-Platinum Album award would have been manufactured in 1995, making it approx. 30 years old. It is presented to a The Hit Factory® Mastering, the studio facility in New York City where parts of the album were recorded, along with its' owner Ed Germano.
This award is in VG condition with minor mars on the plexiglass and frame. The award is all original, although the manufacturer sticker has fallen off. Based on its' construction, it was likely made by Ill Eagle Enterprises. The numbered sticker on the back of the award is an inventory number from the recording studio.
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Notes on the condition of all vintage RIAA awards like this one: Please do not buy this item if you want a brand new piece of memorabilia. These are historical artifacts from the year they were produced. As a result they may show signs of wear. Frankly, if you see a 20 to 50-year-old award purported to be in 100% perfect condition, it might be too good to be true. After all, an antique should have "good' wear. If not, you might want to question the piece.
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
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