RIAA Gold Album Award for the Bar-Kays album Nightcruising. Released in November of 1981, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA for 500,000 copies sold on Mar. 3, 1982.*
This group updated their sound for this album with more use of synthesizers and the single "Hit and Run" hit #5 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart. The album reached #6 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart and #55 on the Top 200 Albums chart.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Album award
- In VG condition
- Award made in 1982
- Presented to Polygram Records, Inc.
- Original with glass replaced
- Known as a RIAA "strip plate" award, they were made from 1982-85
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- Great collectors item for any Bar-Kays fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a RIAA Gold Album award that was manufactured in 1982, making it approx. 44 years old. It is presented to Polygram Records, Inc.
The award is in VG condition with minor frame wear. The award's construction details indicate it was made by the New York Frame & Picture Co. The award's plexiglass has been replaced with glass and as such it has also been rebacked.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com