RIAA Gold Album award for Twisted Sister album Come Out And Play. Released on Nov. 22. 1985, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA on Jan. 21, 1986 for 500,000 copies sold.*
The group's fourth studio album featured "Leader of the Pack", "Be Chrool To Your Scuel" (which had guest appearances by Alice Cooper, Brian Setzer, Clarence Clemons and Billy Joel), and "You Want What We Got". The album peaked at #53 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and also charted in Australia, Canada, various European countries and the UK.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Album Award
- In Good to VG condition
- Award from 1986
- Presentation to recording studio
- All original with manufacturer sticker
- Known as a RIAA "flower hologram" award, they were made from 1986-1989
- Award measures 17" x 21"
- Great collectors item for any Twisted Sister fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a RIAA Gold Album award manufactured in 1986 making it 39 years old. It is presented to The Hit Factory® recording studio and its' owner, the late Ed Germano, who owned the facility since 1975. Parts of the album were done at the studio.
The award is in Good to VG condition with some tarnishing of the gold disc and minor mars on the frame and plexiglass. The award has its original backing paper with New York Frame & Picture Co. manufacturer sticker. It was one of the last awards to be made by the company that was the first (and only) RIAA award manufacturer in the 60s since they stopped making awards in the mid-80s. As a result it also features a metal master disc (by this point most other award makers were using foil-coated plastic discs). 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 like this one: 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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