RIAA Gold Award for KT Tunstall album Eye To The Telescope. Released on Feb. 7, 2005 (in the U.S.) and it was certified Gold by the RIAA on April 28, 2006 for 500,000 copies sold.
The debut for Tunstall produced the singles "Other Side of the World", "Suddenly I See" (probably the best known track in the U.S., having reached #21 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart), "Under the Weather", and "Another Place to Fall". The album itself reached #33 on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart and #3 on the UK Top Albums tally. It was also nominated for the UK's 2005 Mercury Music Prize. By late 2006 it was certified Platinum by the RIAA for one million copies sold. See image above for the RIAA certifications of this release.*
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Album award
- In Excellent condition
- First presentation award from 2006
- Presented to record label executive
- Letter of provenance included
- All original with manufacturer sticker
- Known as a "RIAA serial number hologram" award, they were made from 1998 to present
- Award measures 25" x 15"
- Great collectors item for any KT Tunstall fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Gold award is a first presentation award that would have been manufactured in 2006 making it about 18 years old. It is presented to a former marketing and promotion executive who worked at EMI Capitol Records. Their name has been obscured in the photos only for privacy. A letter of provenance from the recipient will be provided with purchase. Provenance letter can be seen in images with executive's name obscured for privacy. Item buyer will receive a non-obscured copy of the letter.
The award has a very nice distressed wood frame and is in Excellent condition with only very, very minor frame wear and mars on the plexiglass. It is all original with Jewel Box Platinum manufacturer sticker.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com