John Cafferty Eddie and the Cruisers Epic Records label award

John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band Eddie and the Cruisers Epic Records label "platinum" award. This album was released in 1983 and while this is not a RIAA award, the album--the soundtrack to the film--was in fact certified Platinum by the RIAA on Oct. 5, 1984 for 1 million copies sold.  After its' initial 1983 release, the studio re-released later and some months after the film was in theaters the main song "On the Dark Side," was #1 on Billboard's Mainstream, Rock, and Heatseeker charts and at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Tender Years" also did well, peaking at #31 on the Hot 100. By 1995 the album would be certified 3x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for three million sold. Mouse Over to Zoom/Click to Enlarge Photos Item Highlights: Epic Records label "platinum" album award In Good to VG condition with a mars on frame  Award dates from 1984 Presented to radio industry executive  Award measures approx. 17" x 21" Great collector's item for any Eddie and the Cruisers or John Caffert