Warner Bros Records award for Larry Graham hit "One In A Million You", which was released in 1980. Graham, who played bass with Sly & the Family Stone, reached #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and topped the Hot Soul Singles chart with this R&B ballad. While this is not a RIAA award, the track was in fact certified Gold by the RIAA on Sept. 24, 1980.
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Item Highlights:
- Warner Bros Records "gold" 45 award
- Award from around 1980-81
- Presented to radio personality and executive
- Provenance letter included
- In VG condition
- All original
- Award measures approx. 13" x 17" x 3"
- Great collector's item for any Larry Graham fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a Warner Bros Records label "shadow box" style award that would have been manufactured around 1980-81, making it approximately 42-43 years old. It is presented to well-known radio personality and executive Scott Shannon from WPGC, KQLZ, Z100 New York and many other stations. A letter of provenance from Shannon will be provided with purchase as seen in images.
The award is in VG condition, with its' plexiglass in good conditoin all around. It has its' original manufacturer sticker from Art Concepts Inc., who made this style of label awards in the 1980s.
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Notes on the condition of all vintage RIAA awards like this one: Please do not buy this item if you want a brand new piece of memorabilia. These are historical artifacts from the year they were produced. As a result they may show signs of wear. Frankly, if you see a 20 to 50-year-old award purported to be in 100% perfect condition, it might be too good to be true. After all, an antique should have "good' wear. If not, you might want to question the piece.
As to where they came from, they could have been displayed in record label offices, recording studios, artist manager's offices, radio stations, private collector's homes and yes, of course, possibly the artist's or songwriter's home. Typically, we don't know all the places they may have been over the years other than what we've stated in the description.
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