RIAA Platinum Album award for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Soundtrack. Released on Mar. 26, 1990, the album went Platinum for one million copies sold on May 18, 1990.

The album featured hip-hop and new jack swing tracks from artists such as MC Hammer, Spunkadelic, Hi-Tek 3 and more. The album was the soundtrack for the 1990 American superhero film which was a huge hit among fans of the series of comic books and other media.

Item Highlights:

• RIAA Platinum Album sales award
• In Good to VG condition
• Award made in 1994
• Presented to record industry executive
• Has original backing paper
• Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
• Known as a "R hologram" award, they were made from 1990-1997
• Great collectors item for any Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or 80s pop culture fan

Detailed Item Description: This is an official RIAA Platinum album award made in 1990 making it about 33 years old. It is presented to Pete Ganbarg, who has held various executive roles in the music industry including President of A&R at Atlantic Records and President of ATCO Records, among others.

The award is in Good to VG condition with minor mars on frame (including two chips--see images) and plexiglass, some record label bubbling and a minor area of mottling to the matte on the upper left. It has its' original backing board with Fitzgerald Hartley manufacturer label.

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.