By the mid 80’s record awards, around the world, were getting BIGGER!
From the the standard single disc formats of the White Matte, Floater, and Strip-Plate, MULTI became the watchword of recognizing success. Multi-Disc and Multi-Platinum were the order of the day. Artists were selling millions of albums, and the music BUSINESS was was doing better than ever.
Here’s a Canadian example from 1984. A CRIA (Canadian Recording Industry Association) presentation for the Footloose Soundtrack …
Footloose was one of the biggest selling movie soundtracks ever, and Kenny Loggins wrote and performed the title song.
The award was made in Canada by Canadians…
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