RIAA Gold Album award for The KLF album The White Room. The album, which was released on March 3, 1991, was certified Gold by the RIAA later that year on Dec. 4 for 500,000 copies sold.*
The fourth and final studio album from British electronic duo The KLF featured hit singles "What Time Is Love?", "3 a.m. Eternal", and "Last Train to Trancentral". "3 a.m. Eternal", which featured rap from Ricardo da Force and vocals from soul singer P. P. Arnold, topped the UK Singles Chart and reached #5 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The album peaked at #3 on the UK album chart and #39 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums tally. In that Q Magazine reported in 1992 that "The KLF's BRIT [Awards] statuette for 'Best British Group' of 1992 was later found buried in a field near Stonehenge" so this award may be a rare find?
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Album award
- Award from 1991-92
- Presented to recording studio/mastering facility
- All original
- In VG condition
- Award measures approx. 13" x 17"
- RIAA "R hologram" awards were made from from 1990-1997
- Awesome collector's item for any fan of The KLF
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a first presentation RIAA Gold album award that was manufactured in 1991-92, making it approx. 32-33 years old. It is presented to The Hit Factory® Mastering, the recording studio/mastering facility in New York City where the album was mastered.
This award is in VG condition with only minor mars on the frame and plexiglass. The award is all original with Ill Eagle Enterprises manufacturer sticker. 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: 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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