THREE FRAMED RIAA PLATINUM AWARDS PRESENTED TO CYNDI LAUPER 1985-1992 Comprising a Platinum Album and Cassette Award for over one million copies sold of The Hooters' album Nervous Night, a Platinum Album and Cassette Award for over one million copies sold of Billy Joel's album The Bridge, and a Platinum Compact Disc and Cassette Award for over one million copies sold of A Very Special Christmas 2. (3) largest frame 20 x 25in Footnotes: Presented by The Recording Industry Association of America, the historic Gold & Platinum Program defines success in the recorded music industry. The Hooter's Nervous Night (Columbia Records, 1985) reached Platinum success on 12 March 1986. In the early 1980s, Cyndi Lauper recruited members of The Hooters to help arrange and back her on her debut album She's So Unusual (Portrait Records, 1983). Band member Rob Hyman also co-wrote and provided backing vocals for 'Time after Time' with Lauper. The same year, Lauper co-wrote and provided prominent co-lead and backing vocals on the track 'Code of Silence' from Billy Joel's album The Bridge. In 1992, Lauper contributed to the charity compilation album A Very Special Christmas 2 to benefit the Special Olympics. Lauper and Frank Sinatra recorded a duet version of 'Santa Claus Is Coming to Town'. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ¤ ¤ Unless indicated by the ¤ symbol next to the lot number (or bearing an explicit statement such as 'No Reserve' or 'Without Reserve'), which denotes no reserve, all lots in the catalog are subject to a reserve. The reserve is the minimum hammer price that the seller is willing to accept for a lot. This amount is confidential and does not exceed the low estimate value. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing