*NOTE: This award was signed by St. Elmo's Fire star Andrew McCarthy and donated to a charity in Nov. 2023 by MusicGoldmine.com--check out the article about it here.
RIAA Gold Album Award for the soundtrack for the 1987 film St. Elmo's Fire. The soundtrack album was released in June/July 1985 and was certified Gold by the RIAA on for 500,000 copies sold on Oct. 23, 1985.
The film, released during the heart of the "Brat Pack" era, starred Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Andie MacDowell and Mare Winningham. The title track "St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)" was performed by John Parr and topped the Billboard Hot 100. The album also featured artists Airplay, Vikki Moss, Billy Squire, and Fee Waybill on tracks mostly written by David Foster with some others including Richard Marx and Toto's Steve Lukather.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Album award
- In VG condition
- Award made in 1985
- Presented to record executive
- All original with manufacturer label
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- Known as a "RIAA flower hologram" award, they were made from 1986-89
- Awesome collector's item for any St. Elmo's Fire fan
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- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a first presentation RIAA Gold award that would have been manufactured in 1985 making it approx. 38 years old. The award is presented to then Atlantic records executive Judy Libow, who started in radio and worked at Atlantic Records for 16 years, much of the time as VP of Radio Promotion.
The award is in VG condition with only very minor frame wear and mars on the plexiglass. The backing paper is original with New York Frame & Picture Co. manufacturer label.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com