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April Wine Power Play CRIA Gold Album Award 100% authentic - $900 (Niagara Falls, ON.)
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CRIA Gold Album award for April Wine's Power Play album. This was the Canadian rock group's tenth studio album released in July 1982. It was certified gold by the CRIA (Canadian Recording Industry Association) on Oct. 1, 1982, which this award celebrates.
The album contained the hit "Enough Is Enough" which charted both in Canada and the U.S. The album itself rose to #37 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart as well. A gold album in Canada represents 50,000 copies sold (in a country of more than 36 million people) The album was actually certified Platinum (100,000 copies sold) the same day, so this one is very rare and collectible.
1"Anything You Want, You Got It" – 4:45
2"Enough Is Enough" – 4:04
3"If You See Kay" (David Freeland) – 3:51
4"What if We Fall in Love" – 4:22
5"Waiting on a Miracle" – 4:06
6"Doin' it Right" (Tom Lavin) – 3:43
7"Ain't Got Your Love" – 4:31
8"Blood Money" – 5:22
9"Tell Me Why" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:16
10"Runners in the Night" – 5:15
Item Highlights.
* CRIA Gold Album Award
* In excellent condition
* First presentation award from 1982
* Presented to songwriter of one of the album's tracks
* Award measures approx. 16.25" x 20"
Detailed Item Description
This is a CRIA Gold award that would have been manufactured in 1982 making it approx 44 years old. this award is in excellent condition with original manufacturer's sticker. The award is presented to Tom Lavin, who wrote on of the tracks on the ambum. April Wine's cover of "Doin It Right" . The original was a major hit in 1980 for Chicago-born Lavin's own group, the Juno Award-winning Powder Blues Band. The award comes with Lavin's signed letter of provenance. Letter can be seen in images.
Own a piece of music history.
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