RIAA Gold Album award for Dokken album Tooth And Nail. Released as their third studio album on Sept. 17, 1984, it was certified Gold by the RIAA on Aug. 13, 1985 for 500,000 copies sold.
Singles from the album included "Alone Again" "Into The Fire", and "Just Got Lucky". The album rose to #49 on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart. By 1989 the album has been certified Platinum by the RIAA for one million sold. See image above for the RIAA sales certifications of this album through the years*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Album award
- First presentation award from 1986
- Presented to music industry executive
- In VG condition
- All original with manufacturer sticker
- Known as a RIAA "flower hologram" award, they were produced 1986-89
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- Great, rare early era collectors item for any Dokken fan
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Detailed Item Description: This is a first presentation RIAA Gold Album award that would have been manufactured in 1985, making it approx. 38 years old. The award is presented to Sue Satriano, who served in executive roles at Capitol-EMI and Sony Music.
This award is in VG condition with only very minor mars on the frame and plexiglass, and slight lifting of the bottom of the album miniature. It also has its original backing paper with Fitzgerald Hartley manufacturer sticker.
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Notes on the condition of all vintage RIAA awards: Please do not buy this item if you want a brand new piece of memorabilia. These are historical artifacts from the year they were produced. As a result they may show signs of wear. Frankly, if you see a 20 to 50-year-old award purported to be in 100% perfect condition, it might be too good to be true. After all, an antique should have "good' wear. If not, you might want to question the piece.
As to where they came from, they could have been displayed in record label offices, recording studios, artist manager's offices, radio stations, private collector's homes and yes, of course, possibly the artist's or songwriter's home. Typically, we don't know all the places they may have been over the years other than what we've stated in the description.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com