RIAA Platinum LP award for Jefferson Starship's Spitfire album which was released in June 1976 and certified Platinum by the RIAA on Sept. 28, 1976 for one million copies sold (in the first year of the RIAA's Platinum certification program).

Featuring the single "With Your Love", which rose to #12 on the Billboard Hot 100, the album rode the group's 1970s popularity to a high of #3 on both the Billboard album chart in the U.S. and the Canadian chart.

Item Highlights:

• RIAA Platinum LP award
• First presentation award from 1976
• Presented to music industry media executive
• In VG to Excellent condition
• 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 a Jefferson Starship fan

Detailed Item Description: This is a first presentation RIAA Platinum award that would have been manufactured in 1976, making it about 48 years old. It is presented to Bill Wardlow at Billboard, a music industry trade publication. Wardlow was previously a VP at Capitol Records.

The award is in VG to Excellent condition with only minor typical frame wear and a couple of tears on the backing paper. The award has its' original New York Frame & Picture Co. manufacturer sticker.

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, 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.