RIAA Gold Award for the Chicago album The Heart of Chicago 1967-1997. Released on April 22, 1997, the album went Gold for 500,000 copies sold on Oct. 16, 1997.
This greatest hits retrospective album included songs from early to late Chicago as the title implies, with tracks including everything from "Saturday in the Park", "Wishing You Were Here", and "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" to "You're the Inspiration", "If You Leave Me Now", "Hard Habit to Break", "Look Away" and more. The album reached #55 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and #21 in the U.K.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Album award
- In VG to Excellent condition
- Made in 1998
- Presented to radio personality and executive
- All original with manufacturer sticker
- Known as a "RIAA bar hologram" award with a serial number, they were made from 1998 to present
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- Great collectors item for any Chicago fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Gold Album award is a first presentation award that would have been manufactured sometime in 1998 making this award approximately 25 years old. It is presented to well-known radio personality and executive Scott Shannon from Pirate Radio KQLZ Los Angeles, 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 to Excellent condition, with only a very minor mar or two on the frame and plexiglass. The award is all original with Fitzgerald Hartley manufacturer sticker.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com