RIAA Gold album for Megadeth album Cryptic Writings. Released on June 17, 1997, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA for 500,000 copies sold on Oct. 9, 1997.*
The group's seventh album, and last to feature drummer Nick Menza, included the singles "Trust", "Almost Honest", "Use the Man", and "A Secret Place". A later mix of "Trust" would go on to land a Grammy Award nomination for Best Metal Performance. The album peaked at #10 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, and it also charted in Australia, Canada, the UK, and many countries in Europe and elsewhere.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Album award
- In VG condition
- Award from 1998
- Presented to radio station/owned by radio industry executive
- Letter of provenance included
- All original
- Known as a RIAA “serial number hologram” award, they were made from 1998 to present
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21”
- Great collector's item for any Megadeth fan
- FREE insured shipping to U.S. and Canada
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a RIAA Gold Album award that would have been manufactured in 1998, making it approx. 28 years old. It is presented to Des Moines, Iowa radio station KAZR and was owned by Andy Hall, who was a radio programming executive. A letter of provenance from Hall will be provided with purchase (see image).
The award is in VG condition with only minor mars on the frame and plexiglass. It is all original but does not have a manufacturer sticker.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com
