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RIAA Platinum LP award for Van Halen album II. Released on March 23, 1979, the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA on May 8, 1979 for one million copies sold. Van Halen awards are hard to find. Remember iconic guitarist and songwriter Eddie Van Halen (1955-2020) with this award. The album, the group's second, produced popular VH hits "Dance The Night Away", "Beautiful Girls", and fan favorite "Women In Love". The album peaked at #6 on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart, and #23 in the UK. It also did well in Australia, Canada, Japan and several other countries. By 2004 the album was certified 5x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for five million copies sold. * Includes MusicGoldmine.com Letter Of Authenticity Item Highlights: Detailed Item Description: This is a RIAA Platinum Album award that was manufactured in 1979, making it about 47 years old. It is presented to legendary recording engineer Donn Landee who is credited on the LP label and forever tied to VH history, having engineered the first eight Van Halen albums from the 1978 debut to 1988's OU812. In addition, he helped VH build their 5150 home studio. He also engineered many albums by other artists including The Doobie Brothers, Little Feat, Michael McDonald, Montrose, James Taylor, Van Morrison, Neil Young, and more. The award is in VG condition with minor wear on the frame and plexiglass. It is all original although the original backing paper is cut on three sides and taped due to the record label being reattached to the disc. The backing paper retains its' Creative Glassics manufacturer label. Interested in knowing more about RIAA awards and what makes them great to add to your collection? Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter and get our free plus a 15% discount code . MusicGoldmine RIAA and Record Award Guide Interested in knowing more about RIAA awards and what makes them great to add to your collection? Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter and get our free plus a 15% discount code . here Interested in knowing more about RIAA awards and what makes them great to add to your collection? Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter and get our free plus a 15% discount code . otes 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, record retailers, 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. Finally, a word on photos: Our photos are zoomable so you can get a very good look. Do let us know if you want photos of any other details on our pieces and we'll be happy to provide. *RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com RIAA Platinum Album award Award from 1979 Presented to recording engineer All original In VG conditio 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 approx. 17" x 21" Great collectors item for any Van Halen fa FREE insured shipping to U.S. and Canada International shipping available
Estimate:$1,795
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