Eurythmics go Platinum at Record and Cassette Warehouse!
AUCKLAND, Friday: Famous UK duo, the Eurythmics were today awarded a Platinum Disc for their hot new LP ‘Touch’, r - At the same time, the Record and Cassette Warehouse received the distinction of being the venue of the Eurythmics’ first EVER in-store promotion.
Record Sales! Eurythmics’ Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart were clearly delighted to receive the award, which marked an amazing 15,000 sales of ‘Touch’ in New Zealand.
Customers ecstatic! The Eurythmics took over an hour out of their busy schedule to autograph their albums for- ecstatic Record and Cassette Warehouse customers.
Grins of delight all round as Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart holds up the prestigious Platinum Disc.
In that hour alone, 325 copies of ‘Touch’ were sold at the Record and Cassette Warehouse.
The award, presented by Morrie Smith of RCA Records New Zealand, and Michael Dow of the Record and Cassette Warehouse, was televised by TVNZ.
Said Mike Dow, “Sales of this scale attest to the phenomenal success of this truly amazing duo.”
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Rip It Up, Issue 79, 1 February 1984, Page 9
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