RIAA Platinum LP award for Rod Stewart album Vagabond Heart. Released on March 26, 1991, the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA on July 16, 1991 for one million copies sold.

Fueled by the hits "Rhythm of My Heart" and "The Motown Song" and covers of Robbie Robertson's "Broken Arrow" and Van Morrison's "Have I Told You Lately", the album rose to #10 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and #2 U.K. Albums chart. It also reached top 10 spots on many other world music charts.

Item Highlights:

• RIAA Platinum Album award
• First presentation award from 1991
  
• Presented to radio industry executive
• All original (manufacturer sticker missing)
• In VG condition
• Award measures approx. 13" x 17 "
• RIAA "R hologram" awards were made from 1990-97
• Great collector's item for a Rod Stewart fan

Detailed Item Description: This is a first presentation RIAA Platinum award that would have been manufactured sometime in 1991. That makes this award approximately 32 years old. It is presented to radio executive Jhani Kaye of station KOST.

The award is in VG condition with only very minor mars on the frame and glass. The award has likely been rebacked. Based on its' construction, it looks to have been made by the RIAA award maker J.F. Duke.

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.