{"product_id":"the-doobie-brothers-minute-by-minute-riaa-gold-album-award","title":"The Doobie Brothers Minute By Minute RIAA Gold Album Award","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRIAA Gold Album award for The Doobie Brothers album \u003cem\u003eMinute By Minute.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eReleased on Aug. 19, 1977, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA on Dec. 27, 1978 for 500,000 copies sold.* Remember original co-drummers John Hartman and Michael Hossack with this award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe album featured the singles \"What A Fool Believes\" and \"You Belong To Me\" (which McDonald co-wrote with Carly Simon). It reached #10 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and #12 in Canada, also charting in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and other countries. By 1984 the album was certified 3x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for three million copies sold.*\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 Album award\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAward from 1977\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresented to recording engineer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll original\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn Good condition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKnown 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\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAward measures approx. 17\" x 21\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreat 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\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/musicgoldmine.com\/pages\/musicgoldmine-premium-item-details\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetailed Item Description: \u003c\/strong\u003eThis RIAA Gold Album award was made in 1977, making it about 49 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\u003eThe award is all original and in Good condition with minor wear on the frame, mars on the plexiglass, and tarnishing of the gold record disc. It has its' original backing paper with New York Frame \u0026amp; Picture Co. manufacturer label, although it has been cut on three sides to perform a minor internal repair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\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=\"\/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\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes on the condition of all vintage RIAA awards like this one:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePlease 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":49009580212456,"sku":null,"price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0059\/9418\/4773\/files\/the-doobie-brothers-minute-by-riaa-gold-album-award-bros-brothers-hof-jeff-skunk-baxter-john-hartman-record-music-goldmine-musicgoldmine-194.jpg?v=1793555729","url":"https:\/\/musicgoldmine.com\/products\/the-doobie-brothers-minute-by-minute-riaa-gold-album-award","provider":"MusicGoldmine.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}