Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Celebration RIAA Platinum Album Award - Signed by Group - Perfect for Holiday Music Collectors & Christmas Decor

RIAA Platinum Album award for Mannheim Steamroller album Christmas Celebration RIAA Platinum Album Award signed by the group. Released on Oct. 12, 2004, the album was certified Platinum for one million copies sold on March 1, 2005. 

The album was a compilation celebrating the 20 year anniversary of the group's first  Christmas album. Featuring holiday classics, the album sold extremely well. This award is signed on its plexiglass front by Mannheim Steamroller members Jackson Berkey (featured keyboardist and Steamroller co-founder), Almeda Berkey, Chip Davis, Roxanne Layton, Arnie Roth, and Ron Cooley. See image above for the RIAA sales certifications of this album*. 

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Item Highlights:

• RIAA Platinum Album award
• Signed by six members of Mannheim Steamroller
• In VG condition
• Award made in 2005
• Presented to XM radio
• Letter of provenance included (see image)
• All original with manufacturer sticker
• Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
• Known as a RIAA "serial number hologram" award, they were made from 1998 to present
• Great collectors item (or holiday gift) for any Mannheim Steamroller fan
• FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
• International shipping available

Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Platinum Album award was made in 2005, making it approx. 19 years old. It is presented to XM Radio, a company that executive Lee Abrams worked with during his time in radio and as a consultant to major record labels and industry companies including Capitol Records, Island Records, XM Radio, MTV and others from the 70s into the 2000s. A notarized letter of provenance from Abrams is included with this award (see image).

It is in VG condition with only very minor mars on the frame and plexiglass, and some minor warping of the green matte (see image). The autographs are clear and bold in black marker. The award has no manufacturer sticker.

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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.

As to where they came from, they could have been displayed in record label offices, recording studios, artist manager's offices, radio stations, 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.

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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com