One More Album with Arnel

[Monker]

I really don't understand what your argument is. The last sentence repeats what I said. TBF was shipped (distributed) to retail as a platinum album. That is all Columbia had to prove to have it certified.

This is the newer certification criteria, but a lot of these were in place when Trial by Fire was

out. Perhaps Raised on Radio as well.

CERTIFICATION CRITERIA
Certification Criteria

Along with minimum sales figures, a number of other criteria accompany each title for certification. The list and table below describe what titles and types of sales can be considered for the awards.

- Each company that requests RIAA® certification must be a firm or corporation that has headquarters in the United States and is engaged in the legitimate production and sale of sound recordings.

- Sales of albums in physical product format become eligible for certification 30 days after the initial street date.

- Sales of albums in digital product format become eligible at the initial release date.
Initial pre-orders of digital albums will not be counted towards certification. The pre-orders will only count towards certification after the album is released to the general public and the customer receives a copy of the digital album.

-Only domestic sales and sales to U.S. military post exchanges may be included. The requesting company must separate PX sales from other accounts on sales sheets. Export sales outside the United States are not included in certification.

- Club sales and club free goods may be included towards certification. Product shipped to retail, mail order, record clubs, TV marketing and other ancillary markets are combined toward certified sales. All shipments to these accounts must be verified by the label.

- Promotional radio and press copies, cut-outs, inventory sell-offs and surplus sales are not included toward certification.

- Catalog product, specifically pre-1972 album releases, are eligible for certification by meeting either the unit shipment or manufacturer's dollar requirement for each award level. The purpose of this rule is to make certain exceptions for older albums that have very little supporting documentation substantiating that they meet both the unit requirement and the dollar requirement. Without the rule, these titles would potentially be unable to meet the dollar requirement based on the limited documentation available from sales that occurred decades ago.

- Albums bundled with other products (e.g. concert tickets, merchandise, etc.) can be eligible under RIAA’s Gold & Platinum Program if they meet the following requirements:

- Albums bundled with other products and sold to consumers must be sold at a minimum $6 premium per album when compared to the standalone product’s price. For example, products bundled with 1 album must be sold at a $6 premium, products bundled with 2 albums at a $12 premium, etc. This satisfies the existing dollar volume required of album certifications. Furthermore, the accompanying products must be available for purchase separately.

- The label must also validate that albums redeemed through product sales and counted towards certification have actually been distributed or downloaded within the United States.

Platinum award:
Quantity:
One million units. Manufacturer's dollar volume at least $2 million based on 33 1/3% of sugg. list price

[Monker]

Btw, the bundled album clause may have stopped Revelation from being platinum. Was the cost over $12? Was the remakes available separate? And, I do not see anything about doubling the count.

I really don't understand what your argument is. The last sentence repeats what I said. TBF was shipped (distributed) to retail as a platinum album. That is all Columbia had to prove to have it certified.

This is the newer certification criteria, but a lot of these were in place when Trial by Fire was

out. Perhaps Raised on Radio as well.

CERTIFICATION CRITERIA
Certification Criteria

Along with minimum sales figures, a number of other criteria accompany each title for certification. The list and table below describe what titles and types of sales can be considered for the awards.

- Each company that requests RIAA® certification must be a firm or corporation that has headquarters in the United States and is engaged in the legitimate production and sale of sound recordings.

- Sales of albums in physical product format become eligible for certification 30 days after the initial street date.

- Sales of albums in digital product format become eligible at the initial release date.
Initial pre-orders of digital albums will not be counted towards certification. The pre-orders will only count towards certification after the album is released to the general public and the customer receives a copy of the digital album.

-Only domestic sales and sales to U.S. military post exchanges may be included. The requesting company must separate PX sales from other accounts on sales sheets. Export sales outside the United States are not included in certification.

- Club sales and club free goods may be included towards certification. Product shipped to retail, mail order, record clubs, TV marketing and other ancillary markets are combined toward certified sales. All shipments to these accounts must be verified by the label.

- Promotional radio and press copies, cut-outs, inventory sell-offs and surplus sales are not included toward certification.

- Catalog product, specifically pre-1972 album releases, are eligible for certification by meeting either the unit shipment or manufacturer's dollar requirement for each award level. The purpose of this rule is to make certain exceptions for older albums that have very little supporting documentation substantiating that they meet both the unit requirement and the dollar requirement. Without the rule, these titles would potentially be unable to meet the dollar requirement based on the limited documentation available from sales that occurred decades ago.

- Albums bundled with other products (e.g. concert tickets, merchandise, etc.) can be eligible under RIAA’s Gold & Platinum Program if they meet the following requirements:

- Albums bundled with other products and sold to consumers must be sold at a minimum $6 premium per album when compared to the standalone product’s price. For example, products bundled with 1 album must be sold at a $6 premium, products bundled with 2 albums at a $12 premium, etc. This satisfies the existing dollar volume required of album certifications. Furthermore, the accompanying products must be available for purchase separately.

- The label must also validate that albums redeemed through product sales and counted towards certification have actually been distributed or downloaded within the United States.

Platinum award:
Quantity:
One million units. Manufacturer's dollar volume at least $2 million based on 33 1/3% of sugg. list price