Whitesnake Gold & Platinum RIAA Presentation Records : Provenance Ric Aliberte Collection. As stated on the presentation plaque this award was presented directly to Ric Aliberte, for his work achieving the Gold & Platinum success of the album. The record has remained in his possession and collection until this time.

About the Album: Whitesnake is the seventh studio album by the British rock band of the same name, Whitesnake, released in March and April 1987. It was co-written and recorded in what would be the first and final collaboration between vocalist David Coverdale and guitarist John Sykes. The album is the first recording to use the band's new logo. Whitesnake the album was a critical and commercial success around the world, going eight times Platinum by RIAA in February 1995. It peaked at No. 2 on the US Billboard 200 for ten nonconsecutive weeks and was more weeks in the Top 5 than any other album in 1987. Whitesnake was the band's highest-charting album in the US.

About the Artist: Whitesnake is a hard rock band formed in London in 1978. The group was originally put together as the backing band for singer David Coverdale, who had recently left Deep Purple. Though the band quickly developed into its own entity, Coverdale is the only constant member throughout its history. From the RIAA website:

RIAA’s historic Gold & Platinum Program defines success in the recorded music industry.

Originally conceived to honor artists and track sound recording sales, Gold & Platinum Awards have come to stand as a benchmark of success for any artist—whether they’ve just released their first song or Greatest Hits album. In the eighties, the development of CDs increased music sales once again and popular music went Platinum more than once. So we developed the multi-Platinum Award.

About the Awards :

The Gold & Platinum Awards have been a pinnacle of success in the music industry since 1958. The awards below are earned by artists who have met rigorous standards, and recipients join the ranks of the most iconic recording artists.

RIAA Gold and Platinum Certifications : Units and Date Established ;

Gold 500,000 1958 ; Platinum 1,000,000 1976 ; Multi-Platinum 2,000,000 (in increments of 1,000,000 thereafter) 1984.

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