RIAA Gold LP award for Simple Minds album Once Upon A Time. Released Oct. 24, 1985, the album was certified Gold on Jan. 31, 1986 for 500,000 copies sold.*
The Scottish group's seventh studio album (and follow up to massive hit "Don't You Forget About Me" from The Breakfast Club soundtrack) produced numerous hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and other world charts including "Alive and Kicking" (#3), "All the Things She Said" (#28), and "Sanctify Yourself" (#14). The album went to #1 on the UK Albums chart and #10 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums tally.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Album award
- In VG condition
- First presentation award from 1986
- Presentation to recording studio
- Original backing with manufacturer sticker
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- RIAA "flower hologram" awards were made from from 1986-1989
- Great collectors item for any Simple Minds fan
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Detailed Item Description: This is a RIAA Gold Album award made in 1986, making it about 39 years old. It is presented to a The Hit Factory®, the recording studio in New York City where parts of the album were recorded, along with its' owner Ed Germano.
The award is in VG condition with minor mars on the frame and plexiglass. It has its' original backing board with Fitzgerald Hartley manufacturer sticker. The numbered sticker on the back of the award is an inventory number from the recording studio.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com
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