RIAA Gold Album award for The Kinks album Low Budget. Released on July 10, 1979, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA on Jan. 7, 1980 for 500,000 copies sold.* Remember longtime Kinks bassist Jim Rodford (1941-2018) with this award.
The album featured the singles "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman", which reached #41 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, along with "A Gallon of Gas" and "Catch Me Now I'm Falling". The album became the Kinks' best-selling studio release in the U.S., peaking at #11 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Album award
- Award from 1980
- Presented to music industry agent
- All original
- In VG condition
- Known 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
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- Great collector's item for any fan of The Kinks
- FREE insured shipping to U.S. and Canada
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Gold Album award was made in 1980, making it about 46 years old. It is presented to Chip Rachlin, who was an agent at ICM in Los Angeles, working with Billy Joel, Eagles, Beach Boys, America, and many others. He later managed The Kinks and also worked at MTV in its' early days.
The award is all original and in VG condition with minor wear on the frame and mars on the plexiglass. It has been rebacked but the construction of the awards shows that it was made by Creative Glassics.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com
