RIAA Gold Album award for Primus album Tales From The Punchbowl. Released on Aug. 21, 1992, it was certified Gold by the RIAA on July 20, 1995 for 500,000 copies sold.
The album included singles "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver", which was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance at the Grammy Awards in 1996, and also "Mrs. Blaileen". The album reached #8 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. It also did well in Australia, Canada (where it also went Gold), and Finland.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Album award
- In VG condition
- Award from 1995
- Presented to record executive
- All original
- Award measures 17" x 21"
- Known as a RIAA "R hologram" award, they were made from 1990-97
- Great collectors item for any Primus fan
- FREE insured shipping to U.S. and Canada
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a RIAA Gold Album award made in 1995, making it approx. 31 years old. It is presented to Lynn McDonnell, who was VP of Alternative Promotion at Interscope at the time. She also held positions at Epic, Reprise, Grand Royal labels along with music industry companies The Firm and Live Nation, among others.
The award is in VG condition with only minor mars on the frame and plexiglass. It is all original with J.F. Duke manufacturer sticker.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com
