RIAA Gold LP award for Exposé album Exposure. Released Jan. 29, 1987, the album was certified Gold on June 8, 1987 for 500,000 copies sold.
The Miami-based group's second studio album produced several hits on the Billboard Hot 100 including a re-worked version of "Point of No Return" (a hit from their first album), "Exposed to Love", "Come Go with Me", "Let Me Be The One", and "Seasons Change", the latter of which reached #1. The album went to #16 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and also did well in Canada. By 1990 it was certified by the RIAA at 2x Multi-Platinum for two million sold.*
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Album award
- In VG condition
- First presentation award from 1987
- Presentation to recording studio
- Original backing
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- RIAA "flower hologram" awards were made from from 1986-1989
- Great collectors item for any Exposé fan
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Detailed Item Description: This is a RIAA Gold Album award made in 1987, making it about 38 years old. It is presented to a The Hit Factory®, the recording studio in New York City where parts of the album were recorded, along with its' owner Ed Germano.
The award is in VG condition with minor mars on the frame and plexiglass. It has its' original backing board and while the manufacturer sticker is missing, the construction details indicate it was made by Creative Glassics. 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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