RIAA Gold album for Julian Lennon album The Secret Value Of Daydreaming. Released on Mar. 17, 1986, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA for 500,000 sold a few months later on May 22.*
Lennon's second studio album featured the single "Stick Around", which topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and hit #32 on the Hot 100, along with other singles "This Is My Day", and "Want Your Body". The album reached #32 on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart and also charted in Australia, Canada, Sweden, and the UK.
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- RIAA Gold Album award
- In VG condition
- Award from 1986
- Presentation to recording studio owner
- All original
- Known as a RIAA "flower hologram" award, they were made from 1986-1989
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- Great collectors item for any Julian Lennon fan
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Detailed Item Description: This is a first presentation RIAA Gold Album award that would have been manufactured in 1986, making it approx. 39 years old. It is presented to The Hit Factory® recording studio owner, the late Ed Germano, who bought the facility in 1975. Parts of the album were recorded at the studio.
This award is in VG condition with only minor mars on the plexiglass and frame. The award has its original backing paper with New York Frame & Picture Co. manufacturer sticker. This is among the last awards made by the company and it features a metal mother disc. The numbered sticker on the back of the award is an inventory number from the recording studio.
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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
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