RIAA Gold Award for Train album Save Me San Francisco. Released on Oct. 26, 2009, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA for 500,000 copies sold on Sept. 9, 2010.

Hits on this, the group's fifth studio album, included "Hey Soul Sister", which reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, "If It's Love", "Marry Me" and the title track. The album reached #17 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and it also charted in numerous other world markets. By 2021 the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA for one million sold.

Item Highlights:

• RIAA Gold Album award
• First presentation award from 2010
  
• Presented to record label executive
• All original internals, award has been reframed
• In VG condition
• Known as a "RIAA bar hologram" award with a serial number hologram, they were made from 1998 to present
• Award measures approx. 13" x 21"
• Great collectors item for any Train fan

Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Gold award is a first presentation award that would have been manufactured in 2010, making it approximately 13 years old. It is presented to Pete Ganbarg, who has held various executive roles in the music industry including President of A&R at Atlantic Records and President of ATCO Records, among others.

The internals are all original but the award has been reframed using UV protection glass in place of the original plexiglass. It is in VG to Excellent condition, with only very minor blemishes on the frame.

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 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.