RIAA Gold album award for ZZ Top album Recycler. Released on Oct. 16, 1990. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA for 500,000 copies sold on Jan. 8, 1991 and, on the same day, certified Platinum.*
Hits from the album included "Doubleback", "Concrete and Steel" (both of which topped the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart), "Burger Man", "Give It Up", and "My Head's in Mississippi", which reached #8 on the Hot 100 chart. The album peaked at #6 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, and in the top 10 in the UK, Germany, Sweden and Norway also it also charted in many other countries.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Album award
- In VG condition
- Presented to record label staff
- All original with manufacturer sticker
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- Known as a RIAA “R hologram” award, they were made from 1990-98
- Great collector's item for any ZZ Top fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a RIAA Gold Album award that would have been manufactured in 1991 making it approx. 32 years old. It is presented to late Warner Bros. Records staffer Rick Buenfil.
The award is in Very Good condition with only very minor mars on the frame and plexiglass. The award has its original back with Dejay Products Ltd. manufacturer stickers.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com