RIAA Gold Album award for Tesla album Psychotic Supper. Released on Sept. 10, 1991, the album was certified Gold on Nov. 13, 1991 for 500,000 copies sold.
The track "Edison's Medicine" from the album reached #20 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and "Call It What You Want", "What You Give", "Song & Emotion", and
"Stir It Up" were also released as singles. The album peaked at #13 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. By 1993 the release was certified Platinum by the RIAA for one million copies sold.*
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Album award
- Award from 1991
- In VG to Excellent condition
- Presented to recording studio
- All original
- Award measures approx. 13" x 17"
- Known as a "R hologram" award, they were made from 1990-1997
- Great collectors item for any Tesla fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a RIAA Gold Album award that would have been manufactured in 1991 making it 34 years old. It is presented to The Hit Factory®, the recording studio in New York City where the album was recorded, along with the studio owner, the late Ed Germano, who owned the studio since 1975.
The award is in VG to Excellent condition with only minor wear on the frame and a few mars on the plexiglass. The award is all original although the manufacturer sticker has been torn off. Details including its' backing board sticker adhesive mark tell us the award was likely made by Ill Eagle Enterprises. The numbered sticker on the back of the award is an inventory number from the recording studio.
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Notes on the condition of all vintage RIAA awards like this one: Please do not buy this item if you want a brand new piece of memorabilia. These are historical artifacts from the year they were produced. As a result they may show signs of wear. Frankly, if you see a 20 to 50-year-old award purported to be in 100% perfect condition, it might be too good to be true. After all, an antique should have "good' wear. If not, you might want to question the piece.
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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