CRIA double Platinum Album award for Velvet Revolver debut album Contraband presented to Slash. Released on June 8, 2004, it was certified Double Platinum by the CRIA (Canadian Recording Industry Association) on March 8, 2005.
Slash formed Velvet Revolver with STP alum Scott Weiland, Wasted Youth's Dave Kushner, and Guns N' Roses bandmates Duff McKagen and Matt Sorum while on hiatus from GNR. The album topped the Canadian Top Albums and U.S. Billboard Top 200 Albums chart on the stength of singles "Fall To Pieces", "Dirty Little Thing", and "Slither" (which won a Grammy award for Best Hard Rock Performance). It also was certified 2x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA in the U.S. See image above for CRIA sales certifications of this album*.
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Item Highlights:
- CRIA Double Platinum album award
- In Excellent condition
- First presentation award from 2005
- Presented to Slash
- Award measures approx. 10.25" x 20"
- Great collectors item for any fan of Velvet Revolver or Slash
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Detailed Item Description: This is a CRIA Double Platinum award that would have been manufactured in 2005 making it approx. 17 years old. This award is presented to Slash. It was acquired in an auction of his memorabilia he personally arranged in 2019.
This award is in Excellent condition with original manufacturer's sticker with only very minor mars on its metal frame.
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*CRIA sales data source: musiccanada.com