RIAA Gold Album Award for Elton John album Reg Strikes Back. The album was released on June 20, 1988 and certified Gold by the RIAA a couple of months later on Aug. 19 for 500,000 copies sold.*
Hits from the album included "I Don't Wanna Go On with You Like That" and "A Word in Spanish", which reached #2 and #19, respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100. The album itself, Sir Elton's 21st release, a "comeback album" as he put it, reached #16 on the Billboard Top 200 chart and also did well in many other countries.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Album Award
- In VG condition
- Award from 1988
- Presented to radio industry executive
- All original
- Known as a RIAA "flower hologram" award, they were made from 1986-89
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- Great collectors item for any Elton John fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a first presentation RIAA Gold Album Award that was manufactured in 1988, making it approx. 37 years old. It is presented to Mark Hamlin, a radio industry personality and executive.
The award is in VG condition with minor frame and plexiglass mars. The award has its' original manufacturer sticker from Dejay Products.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com