RIAA Gold Album award for Anthrax album Sound of White Noise. Released on May 10, 1993 the album went Gold for 500,000 copies sold on July 13, 1993. Anthrax awards are hard to find.
The group's sixth album and first with new vocalist John Bush, it featured singles "Only", "Room for One More", "Black Lodge" and "Hy Pro Glo". "Only" and "Black Lodge" went to #26 and #38 respectively on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The album peaked at #7 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and #14 in the UK, and also charted in numerous other countries. See image above for the RIAA sales certifications of this album*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA "R hologram" Gold Album sales award
- In VG to Excellent condition
- Award made in 1993
- Presented to recording studio
- Has been rebacked
- Award measures approx. 20" x 15"
- "R hologram" style awards were made from 1990-97
- Great collectors item for any Anthrax fan
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Detailed Item Description: This is an official RIAA Gold album award made in 1993 making it 28 years old. It is presented to one of the studios the album was recorded at, Right Track Recording in New York City.
The award is in VG to Excellent condition with only very minor mars of the frame and plexiglass. Has been rebacked, as we have fairly often seen with awards presented to this recording studio.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com