RIAA Gold Album award for the Rocky soundtrack. This soundtrack album for the very first Rocky film was released on Nov. 12, 1976 and was certified Gold by the RIAA on April 21, 1977 for 500,000 copies sold.
The original soundtrack album for 1976 film Rocky was highlighted by the theme song "Gonna Fly Now", which topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and did well in many other countries. The theme song plays while main character Rocky Balboa runs up the 72 stone steps at the entrance to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, raising his arms in triumph. The album itself, with all tracks composed by Bill Conti, reached #4 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and also did well in Australia and Canada. By June 1977, riding the smash success of the film, the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA for one million copies sold.*
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Album Award
- In VG condition
- Award from 1977
- Presented to mastering engineer
- All original with manufacturer sticker
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- Known as a "floater" award because the components appear to "float" above the matte, they were made from 1975-1981. RIAA "floater" awards numbered only 25-50 plaques worldwide for any given single/album
- Fantastic and rare collector's item for any Rocky fan
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- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a RIAA Gold Album award that would have been manufactured in 1977 making it approx. 48 years old. It is presented to Bert Agudelo, the mastering engineer on the album, who worked on many projects for Liberty and United Artists Recording Studios.
This award is in VG condition with only minor mars on the frame and plexiglass. It is all original with its' Creative Glassics manufacturer sticker.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com