{"product_id":"the-doobie-brothers-what-were-once-vices-are-now-habits-riaa-gold-lp-award-rare","title":"The Doobie Brothers What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits RIAA Gold LP Award - RARE","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRIAA Gold Album \"white matte\" \u003cspan\u003eaward for The Doobie Brothers album\u003cem\u003e What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eReleased on Feb. 8, 1974, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA on April 2, 1974 for one million dollars worth sold. Remember original co-drummers John Hartman and Michael Hossack with this award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis classic Doobies album contained the hit \"Black Water\", which 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. Other singles included \"Another Park, Another Sunday\" and \"Eyes of Silver\". The album itself peaked at #4 on the Top 200 Albums chart, #13 in Canada, and it also charted in Australia, New Zealand, and the UK. By 2001 the release was certified 2x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for two 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\u003cspan\u003e Album \u003c\/span\u003eaward with \u003cspan\u003ewhite matte, gold disc, album miniature, gold info plate\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresented to recording engineer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in 1974\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. 17\" x 21\"\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 Album award was made in\u003c\/span\u003e 1974, 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":48934848594152,"sku":"R2845s","price":1895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0059\/9418\/4773\/files\/the-doobie-brothers-what-were-once-vices-are-now-habits-riaa-gold-lp-award-rare-70s-bros-brothers-high-end-hof-record-music-goldmine-musicgoldmine-657.jpg?v=1787616441","url":"https:\/\/musicgoldmine.com\/products\/the-doobie-brothers-what-were-once-vices-are-now-habits-riaa-gold-lp-award-rare","provider":"MusicGoldmine.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}