RIAA Gold Album Award for Billy Joel album Kohuept (officially Концерт, Russian for "Concert"). Released on Oct. 26, 1987, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA on Jan. 18, 1988 for 500,000 copies sold.
A live album chronicling Joel's historic The Bridge tour concerts in the then Soviet Union in 1987. It included live renditions of some of Joel's most famous tracks including "Honesty", "Goodnight Saigon", "Only The Good Die Young", "Big Shot", "Uptown Girl", and naturally a rendition of the Beatles "Back In The USSR". The album reached #38 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. By 1996 the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA for one million copies sold.*
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Album award
- In VG condition
- Award from 1988
- Presentation to recording studio
- All original
- Known as a RIAA "flower hologram" award, they were made from 1986-89
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- Great collectors item for any Billy Joel fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Gold Album award was manufactured in 1988, making it about 37 years old. It is presented to The Hit Factory®, the recording studio in New York City where the album was finalized, along with the studio owner, the late Ed Germano, who owned the studio since 1975.
This award is in VG condition with minor wear on the frame and a few mars on the plexiglass. The award is all original with Creative Glassics manufacturer sticker. The numbered sticker on the back of the award is an inventory number from the recording studio.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com
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