RIAA Gold LP award for The Marshall Tucker Band album Searchin' For A Rainbow presented to and signed by band member Jerry Eubanks. The album was released in August 1975 and certified Gold by the RIAA on Feb. 4, 1976 for 500,000 copies sold.
This album included "Fire on the Mountain", which hit #28 on the Billboard Hot 100, and a live version of the group's signature hit "Can't You See", recorded at the Performing Arts Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The album reached #15 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and #21 on the Top Country Albums chart. See image above for RIAA sales certification of this album*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold LP award
- Presented to group member Jerry Eubanks
- Signed by Eubanks on the plexiglass and on the backing paper
- First presentation award from 1976
- In VG condition with typical wear on the frame
- All original with manufacturer sticker
- 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 17" x 21"
- Rare collector's item for any fan of The Marshall Tucker Band
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Detailed Item Description: This is a first presentation RIAA Gold LP award that would have been manufactured in 1976 making it approximately 46 years old. It is presented to Jerry Eubanks, saxophonist, keyboardist and flautist for The Marshall Tucker Band. It is also signed by Eubanks on the front and back. On the back he adds "1-5-02", dating the autograph.
The award is in VG condition with only some typical wear on the frame and mars on the plexiglass. The backing paper is original with New York Frame & Picture Co. manufacturer stickersticker on its backing paper.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com