RIAA Gold LP award for Autograph album Sign In Please. Released on Oct. 9, 1984, it was certified Gold by the RIAA on April 1, 1985 for 500,000 copies sold.
Hit single "Turn Up The Radio" peaked at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also received heavy airplay on MTV which helped drive the album to #29 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. It also sold well in Canada where it also achieved gold certification. See image above for the RIAA sales certification of this album*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold LP award
- First presentation award from 1986
- Presented to record executive
- In VG condition
- Known as a RIAA "flower hologram" award, they were made from 1986-1989
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- Great collectors item for a Autograph fan
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Detailed Item Description: This is a first presentation RIAA Gold award that would have been manufactured in 1986, making it 38 years old. It is presented to record industry executive Jeffrey Naumann, who was in record promotion with Virgin, RCA and other record labels.
The award is in VG condition with only typical frame wear and a few mars on the plexiglass. This award has been rebacked.
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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, record retailers, 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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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com