Days Of The New RIAA Gold Album award for their untitled album known as their "yellow" album. The release came out on June 3, 1997 and was certified Gold by the RIAA on Nov. 5, 1997 for 500,000 copies sold.
Hit singles included "The Down Town," "Shelf in the Room", and "Touch, Peel and Stand", the latter of which went to #1 on Billboard's Rock Chart. The album peaked at #40 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, #1 in New Zealand, and #46 in Australia. By June of 1998 the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA for one million sold. See image above for the RIAA sales certificationa of this album*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Album award
- First presentation award from 1998
- In Excellent condition
- Presented to record executive
- Award measures approx. 14" x 17"
- Great collector's item for any Days Of The New fan
- Known as a "RIAA bar hologram" award with a serial number, they were made from 1998 to present
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Detailed Item Description: This is a RIAA Gold Album award that would have been manufactured in 1998, making it 26 years old. This award is presented to a former marketing and promotion executive who worked at EMI Capitol Records. Their name has been obscured in the photos only for privacy.
The award is in Excellent condition including its' elaborate "aged" frame. The award also has its original manufacturer's sticker from Fitzgerald Hartley.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com