RIAA Gold Album Award for The Jeff Healey Band album See The Light. Released on Sept. 13, 1988, it was certified Gold by the RIAA on Aug. 28, 1989 for 500,000 copies sold. Remember Jeff Healey (1966-2008) with this award.
Robbed of his sight at age one due to illness, singer and guitarist Jeff Healey formed a group and released this, their first album after being signed by Arista Records. It featured "Angel Eyes", which reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. "Hideaway" was nominated for a Grammy award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. The album reached #22 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and #25 in his native Canada. By 1991 the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA for one million sold. See image above for the RIAA sales certification of this album*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Album award
- In VG to Excellent condition
- Award from 1989
- Presentation to record promotion executive
- Letter of provenance included
- All original
- Known as a "R hologram" award, they were made from 1990-1997
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- Great collectors item for any fan of The Jeff Healey Band
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a first presentation RIAA Gold Album award that would have been manufactured in 1989, making it approx. 35 years old. It is presented to Sean Coakley, an independent record promoter that worked with many record labels and who had also worked for ATCO/Atlantic and Arista Records. A notarized letter of provenance from the recipient is included with this award (see image).
This award is in VG to Excellent condition with only very minor mars on the frame and plexiglass. The award has its original backing paper. While the sticker is missing, the award was made by Creative Glassics.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com