RIAA Gold Album award for the self-titled debut album from Boys Like Girls. Released on August 22, 2006, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA on Jan. 11, 2008 for 500,000 copies sold.
Singles from the album included "Hero/Heroine", "The Great Escape" and "Thunder". After topping the Billboard Heatseekers chart, the album reached #55 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums rundown and it also charted in the UK.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Album award
- In VG to Excellent condition
- First presentation award from 2008
- Presentation to record executive
- All original with manufacturer sticker
- Award measures approx. 17" x 25"
- Known as a RIAA "serial number hologram" award, they were produced 1998 to present
- Great collectors item for any Boys Like Girls fan
- 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 made in 2008, making it approx. 16 years old. It is presented to Steve Kennedy, a record executive who has worked at Columbia Records, Sony BMG, and Verve.
This award in in VG to Excellent condition with one small mar on the right frame rail. It has its' original Jewel Box Platinum manufacturer sticker.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com