RIAA Gold Album award for Depeche Mode album 101. Released on March 13, 1989, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA on Feb. 1, 1991 for 500,000 copies sold.
The live album's title was named after the group's 101st show, with performances recorded during the final leg of the band's Music for the Masses Tour at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The album included live versions of hits such as "Strangelove", "People Are People", "Everything Counts", "Master And Servant", "Just Can't Get Enough", and more. The album reached #45 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, #5 in the U.K., and it also charted highly in many other countries worldwide with notable success across all of Europe, Canada, and Australia. See image above for RIAA sales certification of this album*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Album award
- Award from 1991
- Presentation to promotion company
- All original with manufacturer sticker
- In VG condition
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21 "
- RIAA "R hologram" awards were made from 1990-97
- Great and rare collector's item for a Depeche Mode fan
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Detailed Item Description: This is a RIAA Gold Album award that would have been manufactured in 1991, making it about 33 years old. It is presented to promotions company Second Vision Ltd.
The award is in VG condition with minor mars and nicks on the frame. The award has its' original manufacturer sticker from Fitzgerald Hartley.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com