RIAA Gold Album award for Toto album Fahrenheit. Released on Aug. 22, 1986, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA on Oct. 3, 1994 for 500,000 copies sold.* Remember Toto bassist Mike Porcaro (1955-2015) and drummer Steve Porcaro (1954-1992) with this award.
Toto's sixth studio album was the first to feature Joseph Williams on lead vocals and included the singles "I'll Be Over You" (with Steve Lukather on lead vocal) and "Without Your Love". The tracks reached #11 and #38, respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The album peaked at #40 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and charted in numerous other countries.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Album award
- In VG condition
- Award from 1986-1989
- Presentation to mastering engineer
- All original
- Known as a RIAA "flower hologram" award, they were made from 1986-1989
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- Great collectors item for any Toto fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a RIAA Gold Album award that would have been manufactured sometime from 1986-89, making it approx. 36-39 years old. Despite not being certified Gold by the RIAA until 1994, the award was clearly made earlier during the "flower hologram" time period due to some sort of error. Nonetheless, the album was eventually certified Gold. It is presented to well-known mastering engineer Bob Ludwig, who mastered this album along with those from many other artists from AC/DC to Def Leppard and Grateful Dead to Rush, the Rolling Stones and more.
This award is in VG condition with only very minor mars on the plexiglass and frame. It is all original with Creative Glassics manufacturer sticker.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com