RIAA Gold Award for the debut album from Korn. The album was released on Oct. 11, 1994 and was certified Gold by the RIAA on Jan. 29, 1996 for 500,000 copies sold. Hard to find award celebrating Korn's very first success.
The singles "Blind", "Need To", "Shoots and Ladders" and "Clown" all performed well, helping the album to a successful launch for the band. It peaked at #72 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart after topping the Heatseekers chart. It also charted in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. By November 1999 the album had been certified 2x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA. See image above for all the RIAA sales certification data of the album*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold award with 3D artwork in shallow shadow box design
- In Excellent condition
- Presented to music industry executive
- First presentation award from 1996
- Original back with manufacturer's sticker
- Known as a RIAA "R hologram" award, they were made from 1990-97
- Award measures 40" x 20"
- Great collectors item for Korn fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This large and impressive RIAA Gold award is a first presentation award that would have been manufactured in 1996 making it approximately 27 years old.
It features album artwork in a creative cut-out design in a shallow shadow box. This award is presented to Harvey Leeds, who worked at Live Nation, among other music industry companies and in artist management.
The award is all original with an unopened backing paper with Ill-Eagle Enterprises manufacturer's sticker. It is in Excellent condition with only a very few minor mars on the frame and plexiglass.
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Notes on the condition of all vintage RIAA awards like this one: 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