RIAA Gold Album Award for OMD album The Best Of OMD. Released on Feb. 29, 1988, it was certified Gold by the RIAA for 500,000 copies sold on March 11, 1991.*
This best-of album from English new wave group Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark included early material such as "Electricity" along with later worldwide hits like "So In Love" and "If You Leave", the track featured in 1986 film Pretty in Pink. The album reached #46 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, while peaking at #2 in the UK, #1 in New Zealand and charting in most world music markets.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Album award
- In Excellent condition
- Award made in 1991
- Presented to recording studio
- All original, manufacturer label missing
- Known as a RIAA "R hologram" award, they were made from 1990-97
- Award measures approx. 13" x 17”
- Great collectors item for any OMD fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Gold Album award would have been manufactured in 1991, making it approx. 34 years old. It is presented to The Hit Factory®, the recording studio in New York City, along with studio owner the late Ed Germano, who owned the facility since 1975.
This award is in Excellent condition with very minor mars on the plexiglass and frame. It is all original and while the manufacturer sticker is missing, the adhesive residue size and location tells us it was made by Ill Eagle Enterprises. The numbered sticker on the back of the award is an inventory number from the recording studio, mastering facility or other. Regardless, the provenance on this award is airtight since it was bought directly in a sale of all of The Hit Factory's awards after the studio closed.
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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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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com
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