RIAA Gold Album award for Live album Mental Jewelry. Released on Dec. 31, 1991, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA on April 6, 1995 for 500,000 copies sold.
The second studio album and first major label release from the Pennsylvania group featured the singles "Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)", "Pain Lies on the Riverside",, "The Beauty of Gray", and "Mirror Song". It reached #73 on the Billboard Top 200 chart and also did well in Australia. By 1999 the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA for one million copies sold.*
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Album award
- Award from 1995
- Presented to recording studio owner
- All original
- In VG condition
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- RIAA "R hologram" awards were made from from 1990-1997
- Great collector's item for any fan of Live
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Detailed Item Description: This is a RIAA Gold album award that was manufactured in 1995, making it approx. 30 years old. It is presented to Ed Germano, owner of The Hit Factory® recording studio in New York City where parts of the album were recorded.
This award is in VG condition with only minor mars on the frame and plexiglass. It is all original although the manufacturer sticker was torn off. It was likely made by Ill Eagle Enterprises. The numbered sticker on the back of the award is an inventory number from the recording studio/mastering facility.
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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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