RIAA Gold Album Award for Cameo album Machismo. Released on October 17, 1988, it was certified Gold by the RIAA on Dec. 19, 1988 for 500,000 copies sold.*
Following up on their last album, Word Up!, the release featured the successful singles "You Make Me Work" and "Skin I'm In". It reached #10 on the Billboard Soul Albums chart and #56 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 condition
- Award from 1989
- Presented to recording studio
- All original with manufacturer sticker
- Known as a RIAA "flower hologram" award, they were made from 1986-89
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- Great collectors item for any Cameo fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a first presentation RIAA Gold Album award that was manufactured in 1989 making it about 36 years old. It is presented to The Hit Factory®, the recording studio in New York City, along with studio owner the late Ed Germano, who owned the facility since 1975.
This award is in VG condition with very minor mars on the plexiglass and frame. It is all original although the manufacturer sticker has been torn off. It was likely made by Creative Glassics, based on the construction and sticker adhesive residue shape and location. The numbered sticker on the back of the award is an inventory number from the recording studio.
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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
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