RIAA Gold Album award for Bob Dylan album New Morning, which was released on Oct. 21, 1970. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on Dec. 11, 1970 for 500,000 copies sold.

"If Not for You" was the most successful track on the album, charting in many world music markets and it has been covered by numerous artists, including George Harrison, Olivia Newton-John and others. The album topped the chart in the U.K. and went to #7 on the Billboard Top Pop albums chart.

Item Highlights:

• RIAA "R hologram" Gold album award
• In Excellent condition
• Award from sometime 1990-97
• Presented to Columbia
• All original but rebacked
• Award measures approx. 13" x 17"
• Known as a "R hologram" award, they were made from 1990-1997
• Great collectors item for any Bob Dylan fan

Detailed Item Description: This is a RIAA Gold album award that would have been manufactured in 1990-97, making it around 25-30 years old. It is presented to Columbia, Dylan's label at the time.

This award is all original and in Excellent condition but has been rebacked.

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.