The various music industry bodies around the world, such as the British Phonographic Industry, the Recording Industry Association of America and the Australian Recording Industry Association have been presenting artists and labels with awards for the musical achievements for years. Every now and then these make their way into the wild, and some pass through our hands here so we can provide our customers with the ultimate collector’s item.
You can see some of our latest arrivals and highlights below, then check out the full range of items at eil.com
GLORIA ESTEFAN Turn The Beat Around (Official RIAA Certified US GOLD Award issued to commemorate American single sales in excess of 500,000 copies. This nicely framed and glazed award measures 13″ x 17″ in size and features a gold compact disc atthe top with overlapping cassette artwork and gold cassette shell mounted above the authentic, custom engraved ‘R’ style RIAA hologram dedication plaque. All mounted on a dark brown background with a gold surround and a black wooden frame – this song was used in ‘The Specialist’ 1994 action film starring Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone, James Woods and Rod Steiger)
KAISER CHIEFS Yours Truly, Angry Mob (Official 2007 UK In-House Platinum CD award issued to commemorate album sales in excess of 300,000 copies. This nicely framed and glazed award measures 16″ x 16″ in size, and features a Compact Disc slightly overlapping the album artwork which is slightly overlapped by the authentic, custom engraved dedication plaque, with matt black die-cut surround with silver backing and the Union ‘Jack’ flag in the top left corner, within a metal frame. A really nice looking item and the first award we have ever had for this group).
OCEAN COLOUR SCENE North Atlantic Drift (Rare official 2003 UK BPI SILVER award issued to commemorate sales in excess of 60,000 copies of the Sanctuary Records Group album. Features a copy of the CD and sleeve artwork, mounted above a silver engraved dedication plaque with mini Union Jack flag in the top left corner. Measures 16″ x 16″ framed and glazed – a fabulous item to display).
Be sure to check out the rest of our latest awards at eil.com, and if you have any items to sell, please call us on 01474 815099
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