RIAA Platinum LP award for Van Halen album Van Halen II, which was released in the U.S. on March 23, 1979. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA on May 8, 1979 for 1 million copies sold.
The album, the group's second, produced popular VH hits "Dance The Night Away" and "Beautiful Girls". It peaked at #6 on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart and by 2004 had gone to 4x Multi-Platinum™. See image above for more RIAA sales certifications of this album through the years*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Platinum LP award with all proper components for the era: Platinum frame, platinum disc and platinum info plate
- In VG condition with only a few scratches on frame and plexiglas, slight fading of the matte, a couple of spots on the disc, and lifting of the record label
- First presentation award from 1979
- Presented to Van Halen's label Warner Bros. Records
- Original back with manufacturer label
- Known as a "floater" award because the components appear to "float" above the matte, they were made from 1975-1981
- RIAA floater awards numbered only 25-50 plaques worldwide for any given single/album
- Award measures 17.5" x 21.5"
- Great collectors item
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- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Platinum award is presented to the group's record label Warner Bros. Records. This is a first presentation RIAA Platinum award that would have been manufactured in 1979. That makes this award 40 years old. The "floater" style award was only produced from 1975-81.
This award has the original backing paper and Creative Glassics manufacturer sticker present. It appears to be in VG to excellent condition with only some scratches on the frame and plexiglas, minor fading of the matte and lifting of the top half of the label on the record.
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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.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com