A&M Records 1970s label award for Pablo Cruise album Worlds Away. Released on Mar. 16, 1979, it featured the hit singles "Love Will Find a Way", "Don't Want to Live Without It" and "I Go to Rio". The title track also received airplay on AOR (album oriented rock) radio stations. The album reached #6 on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart.
This label award from A&M Records is presented to A&M Pacific - Seattle, and was owned by Keith Chambers, who worked in marketing and promotion at AEI Music, Cypress Records and Horizon Music, the latter of which was distributed by A&M at the time. It's likely the award was made in 1978 given that the album was indeed certified Platinum by the RIAA in Sept. 1978. (Note that this is not a RIAA award). This award has a unique black plexiglass shadow box design and is in VG condition with minor mars.
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Item Highlights:
- A&M Records sales award for Pablo Cruise album Worlds Away
- Award features plexiglass shadow box design which was a common type of award for some record labels in the late 70s/early 80s
- Presented to record promotions executive
- Estimated to have been made in 1978 based on RIAA certification date
- In VG condition
- Award measures approx. 19" x 21" x 2" deep
- Great collector's item for any Pablo Cruise fan
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com