RIAA Gold Award for Fiona Apple's debut album Tidal, which was released on July 12, 1996 and certified Gold by the RIAA for 500,000 copies sold on Dec. 19, 1996. 

Apple put herself on the map with her track "Criminal", which won her a Grammy award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance in 1998 after getting considerable airplay and rising to #21 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The album peaked at #15 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and by 1999 had been certified 3x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for three million in sales in the U.S.

Item Highlights:

• RIAA Gold Album award with album art and gold info plate
• In VG to Excellent condition
• First presentation award from 1997
• Has original backing paper with manufacturer's label
• "R hologram" awards were made from from 1990-1997
  
• Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
• Great collector's item for any Fiona Apple fan

Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Gold album award is a first presentation award that would have been manufactured in 1997 making it approximately 24 years old. This award is presented to Mutant Promotions, a promotions and marketing company that provided services for many record labels.

The award is all original with Ill-Eagle Enterprises manufacturer's sticker on its back. It is in VG to Excellent condition, with only a very minor mar or two on the frame and plexiglass.

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 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.