RIAA Gold album for Deee-Lite album World Clique. Released on July 30, 1990, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA for 500,000 sold on Dec. 5, 1990.*
The dance funk group's debut album featured the hits "Groove Is In The Heart", which topped the Billboard, Canadian and Australian Dance Track charts, along with "Power Of Love" and "E.S.P." Guest artists on the album included Bootsy Collins, Q-Tip, Fred Wesley and Maceo Parker. It reached #20 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, #15 in Canada, and #14 in the UK, while also scoring chart spots in several other countries.
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- RIAA Gold Album award
- In VG condition
- Award from 1991
- Presentation to recording studio/mastering facility
- All original
- Known as a RIAA "R hologram" award, they were made from 1990-97
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- Great collectors item for any Deee-Lite fan
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Detailed Item Description: This is a first presentation RIAA Gold Album award that would have been manufactured in 1991, making it approx. 34 years old. It is presented to The Hit Factory® Mastering, where the album was mastered.
This award is in VG condition with only minor mars on the plexiglass and frame. The award is all original, although the manufacturer sticker has fallen off. Based on its' construction, it was likely made by Ill Eagle Enterprises. The numbered sticker on the back of the award is an inventory number from the recording studio.
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As to where they came from, they could have been displayed in record label offices, recording studios, artist manager's offices, radio stations, 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
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