RIAA Golden Record 1 Mil Award - Chrysalis Records

This is a first presentation RIAA Gold award that would have been manufactured in 1979 making the award 46 years old. It is presented to Larry Ruggemer, who was apart of a radio and record promotion record industry publication or company. • RIAA "floater" awards numbered only 25-50 plaques worldwide for any given single/album • Award measures 13" x 17" • Fantastic collector's item Known as a "floater" award because the components appear to "float" above the matte, they were made from 1(contact info removed) The award is in Very Good condition with original internals. The frame has some expected wea matte has minor fading. More info: RIAA Gold Single award for Nick Gilder's "Hot Child In The City", which was released on June 12, 1978 and certified Gold by the RIAA on Sept. 29, 1978 for 500,000 copies sold. The track went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and also in Canada in 1978. It is from the English-Canadian's album City Nights and was actually his second #1 Canadian single, that being "Roxy Roller" which he recorded as lead singer of the group Sweeney Todd. Gilder won two Juno Awards in 1979 for "Single Of The Year" and "Most Promising Male Vocalist Of The Year." Gilder went on to release more material and also wrote tracks for Pat Benatar, Scandal ft. Patty Smyth, Joe Cocker and others. By 1979 the single was certified Platinum by the RIAA for 1 million sold.

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