ERIC CLAPTON Crossroads (Official RIAA Certified US GOLD Award
issued to commemorate album sales in excess of 250,000 copies.
Presented to Sanctuary's SVP at the time, this nicely framed and
glazed award measures 19" x 17˝", and features four overlappping
CD's mounted above the authentic, custom engraved RIAA hologram
dedication plaque and gold image of the boxset artwork, all mounted
in a black background with 'Eric Clapton' & Crossroads' printed at the
top - stunning award!)
** Complete With Certificate Of Authenticity **.
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| Condition : |
All items are at least excellent condition unless we state otherwise so please read our descriptions carefully. We try to source items as close to Mint condition as possible, many will indeed be unplayed and as close to new as you could hope to find. Others may be 'used', however, all will meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed. |
| Availability: |
Last copy in stock. Order now for First Class despatch on Monday 27th May
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| Artist: |
Eric Clapton (click here for complete listing) |
| Title: |
Crossroads (click here for more of the same title) |
| Price: |
£ 795.00, USD 1,232.25, € 938.10
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| Postage/Shipping: |
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| Format: |
award disc |
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Record company award discs started their life as 'Gold Discs' with the first of
these awarded by RCA to Glenn Miller in February 1942, celebrating 1,200,000
sales of Chattanooga Choo Choo. Most countries have followed the original RIAA
'Gold Disc' certification which was pioneered and trademarked in the USA.
Typically presented to a number of recipients starting with band members & family,
management and then to key record company staff who it was felt contributed to
the success of the release or the band. They are also given to a small number of
high profile radio stations, DJ's and shops whose efforts increased the profile
of the band. There are a number of different types of award discs with the most
hard to find being those certified by the Record Companies official body in each
country, for example in the UK it is the BPI, USA have the RIAA , Canada CRIA,
France SNEP these being just a few of those we have come across. These most
typically, are presented to band members, management and national radio stations.
The second type of award are 'In House' awards which are produced by the record
company in slighly larger numbers to thank industry 'workers' and general media.
All presented in very small quantities to commemorate the number of records sold,
with UK BPI as an example classifying Gold as 200,000 copies, Platinium as
300,000 and silver as 200,000 with differing levels for singles sold, which again
differs from country to country.
The actual awards themselves are constructed from a variety of materials which
historically was for LP sales but has increasingly been replaced by CD awards.
All tend to feature sleeve artwork reproductions with the disc mounted on a
coloured felt background above a dedication plaque , with layout varying in
the case of landmark sales such as 4xPlatinum for 1.2 million copie sold.
There is no set rule of thumb though as far as design goes, and some labels
in far flung countries are inclined to be rather creative.
The most important consideration when purchasing these items is to ensure you
buy authentic industry awards and not those sold on auction sites and market
stalls which are described as reproduction presentation discs. This in reality
translates as shoddy unofficial and poorly constructed items made in someones
tool shed. As with all purchases from EIL.COM you are 100% guaranteed to receive
authentic and genuine items.
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| Catalogue No: |
GOLD AWARD |
| Country of Origin: |
USA
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| Language: |
Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description. |
| Additional info: |
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| EIL.COM Ref No |
CLPAWCR391754 (quote this reference in any e-mails, letters, faxes or phone calls to help identify this item) |
| Genres: |
60s Rock, 70s Rock, 70s Artists
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| Related Artists: |
Blind Faith, Bonnie Bramlett, Colours, Cream, Delaney & Bonnie, Delaney Bramlett, Derek And The Dominos, Ginger Baker, Highly Committed Media Players, Jack Bruce, Jim Keltner, John Mayall, Legends (Jazz), T.D.F. (Climie/Clapton), The Bunburys, Zucchero |
| Complete Stock List: |
Eric Clapton |
| email: |
sales@eil.com to contact our sales team. |
| Alternative Names: |
None |
| To order by phone: |
Call 01474 815010 quoting EIL.COM reference number CLPAWCR391754 |
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