RIAA Gold Award for the debut album from The Head And The Heart. Released on April 19, 2011, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA for 500,000 copies sold on Feb. 2, 2018.
The folk rock group's debut featured the track "Rivers and Roads", which appeared in a number of television and streaming series including Chuck, How I Met Your Mother, Manifest, and New Girl. The album itself topped out at #109 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, while reaching #3 on the Folk Albums chart. See image above for RIAA sales certification of the album*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Album award
- In VG condition
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Made in 2018
- Presented to record promotion executive
- Letter of provenance included
- All original with manufacturer sticker
- Known as a "RIAA serial number hologram" award, they were made from 1998 to present
- Award measures approx. 17" x 22"
- Great collectors item for any fan of The Head And The Heart
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Gold Album award is a first presentation award that would have been manufactured in 2018 making it approximately six years old. It is presented to Sean Coakley, an independent record promoter that worked with many record labels and who had also worked for ATCO/Atlantic and Arista Records. A notarized letter of provenance from the recipient is included with this award (see image).
The award is in VG condition, with only a couple of very minor chips on the frame. The award is all original with Jewel Box Platinum manufacturer sticker.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com