RIAA Gold Album Award for the debut album from Georgia Satellites. Released on Sept. 17, 1986, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA on Feb. 5, 1987 for 500,000 copies sold.
Containing the group's biggest hit, "Keep Your Hands to Yourself", which reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and which was nominated for a Grammy award, the album also contains a cover of the Rod Stewart and Ron Wood-penned song "Every Picture Tells a Story" and "Battleship Chains", which was a minor hit. The album peaked at #5 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and also did well in Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, and the UK. Later in 1987 the album was certified Platinum for one million copies by the RIAA.*
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Album award
- In VG condition
- Award made in 1987
- Presented to record label executive
- All original internals, reproduction frame
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- Known as a RIAA "flower hologram" award, they were made from 1986-89
- Awesome collector's item for any Georgia Satellites fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a RIAA Gold Album award that would have been manufactured in 1987, making it approx. 38 years old. It is presented to Russ Bach, who headed up CEMA, the distributor for Capitol, EMI and other related record labels.
The award is in VG condition with mars on the plexiglass. It has a reproduction frame which closely matches the appearance of the original and a Fitzgerald Hartley backing board with manufacturer label has been re-attached. This was done prior to us acquiring.
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Notes on the condition of all vintage RIAA awards: Please do not buy this item if you want a brand new piece of memorabilia. These are historical artifacts from the year they were produced. As a result they may show signs of wear. Frankly, if you see a 20 to 50-year-old award purported to be in 100% perfect condition, it might be too good to be true. After all, an antique should have "good' wear. If not, you might want to question the piece.
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