RIAA Gold Album Award for Eric Clapton album August. Released on Nov. 24, 1986, it was certified Gold by the RIAA for 500,000 copies sold on April 21, 1987.*
Clapton's tenth solo album featured the hit "It's In The Way That You Use It", which was co-written with Robbie Robertson of The Band and featured in the film The Color of Money. This helped it score the #1 spot on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. "Behind The Mask" did well in the UK, and "Tearing Us Apart" was also a single. The album reached #37 on the Billboard Top 200 Album, #3 in the UK, and charted in many other countries as well.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Album award
- In VG condition
- Award made in 1987
- Presented to recording studio owner
- All original
- Known as a RIAA "flower hologram" award, they were made from 1986-89
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21”
- Great collectors item for any Eric Clapton fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Gold Album award was manufactured in 1987, making it approx. 38 years old. It is presented to Ed Germano, who owned The Hit Factory® recording studio in New York City, where parts of the album were recorded.
This award is in VG condition with minor mars on the plexiglass and frame, some fading of the print on the presentation plate, and minor lifting of the record label on the right side. It is all original although the manufacturer sticker has been torn off the back. The construction details indicate it was made by Creative Glassics.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com
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