RIAA Gold Album Award for George Winston album Forest. Released on Oct. 11, 1994, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA for 500,000 copies sold on Dec. 21, 1994.* Remember George Winston (1949-2023) with this award.
The seventh studio album from pianist Winston, it featured the track "Japanese Music Box (Itsuki No Komoriuta)" which was based on a traditional Japanese lullaby "Itsuki Lullaby". The album reached #62 on the Top 200 Albums chart and won a Grammy Award in 1996 for Best New Age Album.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Album award
- Award from 1994
- In VG condition
- Presented to record industry executive
- Letter of provenance included
- All original, rebacked
- Known as a RIAA “R hologram” award, they were made from 1990-97
- Award measures approx. 13" x 17”
- Great collector's item for any George Winston 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 in 1994, making it approx. 31 years old. It is presented to a record industry executive. Their name has been obscured only in the photos for privacy. A letter of provenance from the recipient will be provided with purchase. Provenance letter can be seen in images with executive's name obscured for privacy. Item buyer will receive a non-obscured copy of the letter.
This award is in VG condition with only minor mars on the frame and plexiglass. It is all original but has been rebacked.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com