Note: This article has been updated to indicate sold items as of 10-15-26
MusicGoldmine recently acquired a stellar collection of rare artist-presented RIAA "white matte" and other record awards. For those not familiar, white matte RIAA awards are the rarest and most valuable of all RIAA awards. They were made from 1964 through 1974 in quite limited numbers for each title by only one company, the New York Frame & Picture Co.
Also worth noting is that artist-presented awards generally are the most valuable*, when they are genuine. Fortunately, all of these awards are genuine. If you'd like to know how we determine whether white matte RIAA and other awards are genuine, check out our detailed guides on awards
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We're thrilled to add these fantastic and rare artist-presented awards to our current music collectible offerings, and we're featuring some other of our artist-presented awards in this article as well. (Note: Click on any award title or image to see more photos and details on the item's product page. Also, this article will be updated periodically to indicate awards that are already sold).
Let's start with some superb Beatles awards:
This was the last album the group recorded while still together. Released in 1969, it is considered by many to be one of the group's greatest albums, not least because it contained classics such as "Come Together" and "The End", but also due to its' inclusion of the two George Harrison-penned masterpieces "Here Comes The Sun" and "Something":
Beatles Magical Mystery Tour 1968 Grammy Album Of The Year Nomination Plaque presented to The Beatles Released in conjunction with the 1967 film,
Magical Mystery Tour went to #1 in the U.S. and charted worldwide. It was loaded with Beatles classics from the title track to "Fool On The Hill", "I Am The Walrus", "Hello, Goodbye", and non-album singles "Strawberry Fields Forever", "Penny Lane", and "All You Need Is Love". At the Grammy Awards for the 1968-69 cycle the album was nominated for Album Of The Year and this very rare plaque, presented to the group themselves, recognizes this honor:
While containing tracks all previously released by Vee-Jay Records in the U.S., this 1965 Apple/Capitol release of early Fab 4 hits like "Love Me Do", "Twist And Shout" and more also did well as Beatlemania continued through the 60s:
Also released in 1965, this album contained more successful tracks from the group, from "Eight Days A Week" to covers like "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" and "Kansas City"/"Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey", and reached #1 in the U.S.:
And here are some fantastic RIAA white matte awards for "The King" himself, and all come with Letters Of Authenticity (LOA) from Graceland Authenticated. Here's a sample of one of the LOAs:
This 1958 single is said to be the first rock and roll recording ever certified by the RIAA, and the song actually went to #1 when Elvis was at Fort Hood, Texas for his U.S. Army service basic training:
This first compilation of early Elvis hits was released in 1958 and contained the absolute classics "Hound Dog", "Jailhouse Rock", "Don't Be Cruel", "Love Me Tender" and more. It is considered to be the first rock and roll greatest hits album ever issued:
And some from a variety of other great artists:
One of the group’s classic albums, this 1970 release made "Roadhouse Blues" and "Peace Frog" standards on any Doors best-of playlist:
This 1972 concept album delivered the hit "I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)" and became the group's first U.S. #1 album. And check out that beautiful Threshold Records label... :
Released in 1967 with Brian Jones playing a variety of instruments, it is one of the Stones' rare dalliances with psychedelic rock, but also produced two classic hits with "Let's Spend the Night Together" and "Ruby Tuesday":
A huge hit maker in the 60s and 70s, Humperdinck scored with this 1968 album containing his interpretations of classics like "Spanish Eyes", "Up, Up and Away", "By The Time I Get To Phoenix", and more:
Released in 1967, the album spent 33 weeks on the UK charts and reached the top 10 in the U.S. with its' combination of songs interpreted by singer Humperdinck:
Ramsey Lewis Trio "The In Crowd" 1960s Disc Award Ltd presented to Ramsey Lewis Trio Rare mid-1960s "gold" label award (i.e. non-RIAA) made by Disc Award Ltd. recognizing success of Ramsey Lewis Trio track "The In Crowd" presented to Ramsey Lewis. The title track of the trio's successful 1965 album was recorded live at the Bohemian Caverns nightclub in Washington, D.C. and reached #2 on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart and #5 on the Hot 100 chart. It helped drive the album to #1 on the R&B Album chart:
ZZ Top Eliminator 1983 CRIA Platinum Album Award presented to Dusty Hill Released on March 23, 1983, it was certified Platinum by the CRIA for 100,000 copies sold on June 13, 1984. The album cemented ZZ Top's international superstardom, by including classic tracks "Gimme' All Your Lovin' ", "Sharp Dressed Man", "Legs", and "Got Me Under Pressure":
Check out all of our RIAA 1964-74 white matte awards (artist-presented and other presentations) currently in stock here.
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