RIAA Gold Album "white matte" award for Bachman Turner Overdrive album Bachman Turner Overdrive II. The album was released in December 1973 and was certified Gold by the RIAA on May 9, 1974 for one million dollars worth sold.*
BTO's second studio album featured the hits "Let It Ride", which reached #23 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and their signature hit "Takin' Care of Business" which peaked at #12. Both tracks reached #3 in their native Canada. The album itself reached #6 in Canada's RPM chart and #4 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, and it also charted in Australia and Germany.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold "white matte" Album award
- In VG condition
- Award from 1974
- Presented to Phonogram, Inc.
- All original components but rematted (see details below)
- RIAA "White matte" awards (obviously so-named due to the white matte used) were made from from 1964-1974
- RIAA white matte awards numbered only 5-25 plaques worldwide for any given single/album
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- Beautiful and very rare collector's item for any BTO fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Gold LP white matte award was made in 1974, making it about 56 years old. It is presented to Phonogram, Inc., which owned record labels such as Philips, Fontana, Vertigo and Mercury.
The award is in Very Good condition, considering its age. It has undergone minor restoration with the matte being replaced (and possibly the album miniature as well), along with a reproduction frame that is an exact match to the original but the other components are original. The award was rebacked due to the matte replacement.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com