CRIA Platinum Album award for Tom Cochrane album Ragged Ass Road. Released in October 1995, it was certified Platinum by the CRIA (Canadian Recording Industry Association) on Oct. 26, 1995.*
The album, Cochrane's third solo outing after departing Red Rider, produced the singles "I Wish You Well", the first Canadian song to debut at #1 on the RPM Canadian Singles Charts, and "Wildest Dreams", "Dreamer's Dream", and "Crawl", all of which reached the top 20 in Canada. The album featured appearances by Alex Lifeson of Rush and Ken "Spider" Sinnaeve of Streetheart and later Loverboy. The album also charted in Australia.
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Item Highlights:
- CRIA Platinum album award
- In Excellent condition
- Award dated Oct. 1995
- Presented to mastering engineer/facility
- Award measures approx. 10.25" x 20"
- Great collectors item for any Tom Cochrane fan
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Detailed Item Description: This is a CRIA Platinum award manufactured in 1995 making it approx. 30 years old. It is presented Gateway Mastering and was owned by Bob Ludwig of Gateway, who mastered the album.
This award is in Excellent condition with only a very minor mar or two on its metal frame.
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*CRIA sales data source: musiccanada.com