MADONNA 1st LP RIAA PLATINUM Record Award Promo PRESENTED TO MADONNA
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MADONNA 1st Long Playing RIAA PLATINUM Record Award PRESENTED TO MADONNA has the RIAA serial number and the backing in intact showing the correct framer! I purchased this years ago from a Collector I dont need it anymore so its on to the next person to appreciate frame has a few scuffs as does the glass but still gorgeous!
(from the RIAA website) a record label will order roughly 20 copies of a gold or platinum award on average 3 for the artist and the others are for various producers etc.
Platinum awards (for sales of 1,000,000 units) were instituted in 1976, and Johnnie Taylor earned the first for "Disco Lady." Multi-platinum plaques came into existence in 1984, followed by diamond (10,000,000) in 1999. In the age of streaming services, clicks also count: 1500 streams or video views from an album are tallied as a sale.
The look of the plaques has evolved, too. Before 1964, the record was mounted on a plaque of walnut wood; from 1964-75, a white matte served as the background; from 1975-81, the matte became black (awards from this period are known as "floaters"); after 1981, changes were made to the presentation plate which indicates who the award is for; and starting in 1985, the plate comes with an official RIAA hologram -- which itself has changed over the years -- attached.
Though awards are commissioned by the artists or labels receiving them, only a small group of companies are certified by the RIAA to produce them. Originally all awards were made by New York Frame & Picture Co. Currently, Jewel Box Platinum in Marina Del Ray, Ca. manufactures awards, along with Dejay Gold/Products in Seattle, Wa., Milestone Awards in Burbank, Ca., and Metro Pro LLC in Pine Brook, NJ.
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