RIAA Gold award for Jars Of Clay debut album, which was released on Oct. 24, 1995. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on April 29, 1996 for 500,000 copies sold, which this award celebrates.

Single "Flood" was a crossover hit reaching #12 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and #37 on the Billboard Hot 100. It helped drive the album to #46 on the Billboard Top 200 albums chart. By 1999 the album had gone to 2x Multi-Platinum.

Item Highlights:

• RIAA "R hologram" Gold album award with gold cassette and CD
• In VG to Excellent condition
• First presentation award from 1996
• Presented to record executive
• All original with manufacturer's sticker on backing paper
• Award measures approx. 13" x 17"
• Great collectors item for any Jars Of Clay fan

Detailed Item Description: This is a first presentation RIAA Gold album award that would have been manufactured in 1996, making it approx. 25 years old. This award is presented to Jonathan Lev, a promotions and marketing executive who worked with rock, pop and alternative artists including Creed, Luscious Jackson, Sevendust, Coldplay, Blur, Green Day, Nirvana, U2, Pearl Jam, Coldplay, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and many more.

This award is all original and in VG to Excellent condition. Award also has its original backing paper with Off The Wall Ltd. Inc. manufacturer sticker.

Notes on the condition of all vintage RIAA awards: 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.