Label award recognizing 500,000 sales of Highwayman album by The Highwaymen, the supergroup composed of Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristopherson, and Willie Nelson. This is a label award presented to a record industry executive in recognition of the record.
The album went to #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and also the single "Highwayman" went to #1 on the Country Singles chart (and won its' songwriter Jimmy Webb a Grammy award in 1986). Beautiful design with gold LP, album art and a metal presentation plate.
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Item Highlights:
- Gold (500,000) label award with great design incorporating album art and a gold LP design (Note: Not an RIAA award)
- In Good to VG condition
- Presented to record distributor
- All original with manufacturer label
- Measures approx. 17" x 21"
- Great collectors item for any Highwaymen, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristopherson or Willie Nelson fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a label award manufactured sometime around 1985 is presented to Handleman, a record industry distributor. The award is approx. 35 years old and is in Good to VG condition considering its age. It is framed with a basic metal frame. It does have some very slight spotting on the outermost edges of the matte.
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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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