{"product_id":"the-doobie-brothers-black-water-riaa-gold-45-award-rare","title":"The Doobie Brothers \"Black Water\" RIAA Gold 45 Award - RARE","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRIAA Gold 45 \"white matte\" \u003cspan\u003eaward for The Doobie Brothers single \"Black Water\". \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eReleased on Nov. 15, 1974, the track was certified Gold by the RIAA on April 14, 1975 for one million copies sold.* \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis classic Doobies track off their 1974 album \u003cem\u003eWhat Were Once Vices Are Now Habits \u003c\/em\u003ewas written by group member Patrick Simmons, who also handled lead vocals. It became the group's first Billboard Hot 100 #1 single. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eIt also reached \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e#9 in Canada and #22 in Australia. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ci\u003eIncludes MusicGoldmine.com Letter Of Authenticity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItem Highlights:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRIAA Gold\u003cspan\u003e 45 \u003c\/span\u003eaward with \u003cspan\u003ewhite matte, gold disc, and gold info plate\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresented to recording engineer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in 1975\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll original, rebacked\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn VG condition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"White matte\" awards (obviously so-named due to the white matte used) were made from from approx. \u003cspan\u003e1964-1974\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRIAA white matte awards numbered only 5-25 plaques worldwide for any given single\/album\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAward measures approx. 13\" x 17\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreat, rare collector's item for any fan of The Doobie Brothers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFREE insured shipping to U.S. and Canada\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational shipping available\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetailed Item Description: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis RIAA Gold Single award was made in\u003c\/span\u003e 1974\/early 1975, making it a approx. 52 years old. It is presented to legendary recording engineer Donn Landee, who engineered many Doobie Brothers albums. He also engineered the first eight Van Halen albums from the 1978 debut to 1988's OU812 and many other albums by artists including The Doobie Brothers, Little Feat, Michael McDonald, Montrose, James Taylor, Van Morrison, Neil Young, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis award is in Very Good condition, considering its age, with wear on the wood frame as is typical.\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e The award has been rebacked but i\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003es all original otherwise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInterested in knowing more about RIAA awards and what makes them great to add to your collection? Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter and get our \u003cem\u003eMusicGoldmine RIAA and Record Award Guide\u003c\/em\u003e free plus a 15% discount code \u003ca class=\"text-link\" title=\"Get RIAA Award Guide\" href=\"https:\/\/musicgoldmine.com\/pages\/subscribe-and-get-free-musicgoldmine-riaa-and-record-award-guide\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes on the condition of all vintage RIAA awards like this one:\u003c\/strong\u003e 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 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinally, a word on photos:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur photos are zoomable so you can get a very good look. Do let us know if you want photos of any other details on our pieces and we'll be happy to provide.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Music Goldmine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48879837184232,"sku":"R2844s","price":1495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0059\/9418\/4773\/files\/the-doobie-brothers-black-water-riaa-gold-45-award-rare-70s-brothers-high-end-hof-john-hartman-record-music-goldmine-musicgoldmine-800.jpg?v=1786390851","url":"https:\/\/musicgoldmine.com\/products\/the-doobie-brothers-black-water-riaa-gold-45-award-rare","provider":"MusicGoldmine.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}