RIAA Gold Album Award for Yes album Yessongs. While the release date is not clear, one source shows it as May 4, 1973, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA on Mar. 17, 1973 for 500,000 copies sold, meaning it may have "shipped Gold."
This triple live album from the group captured performances on their tour to support the Fragile album. Included are classic Yes tracks such as "Roundabout", "Long Distance Runaround", "I've Seen All Good People", "Yours Is No Disgrace", and more. The album itself reached #12 on the Billboard Top LPs chart and #7 on the UK Albums tally, and it charted in numerous other markets as well. By 1998 the album was been certified Platinum by the RIAA for one million copies sold*
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Album award
- In VG condition
- Award made in 1975-76
- Presented to radio industry personality and executive
- All original, rebacked
- Letter of provenance included
- 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 collectors item for any Yes fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is RIAA Gold Album award was manufactured in 1975-76, making it about 49-50 years old. It is presented to radio and record executive Lee Abrams, who worked in radio and as a consultant to major record labels and industry companies including Capitol Records, Island Records, XM Radio, MTV and others from the 70s into the 2000s. A notarized letter of provenance from Abrams is included with this award (see image).
It is in VG condition with some mars on the frame and plexiglass, and fading of the matte. The award has been rebacked.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com