RIAA Gold album award for 10,000 Maniacs album In My Tribe. It was released on July 27, 1987 and certified Gold by the RIAA on July 7, 1988 for 500,000 copies sold.

The third studio album for the group featured the singles "Don't Talk", "Like the Weather", "What's the Matter Here", and a cover of Cat Stevens' "Peace Train". The album rose as high as #37 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. By 1998 the album was certified 2x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for two million copies sold.

Item Highlights:

• RIAA Gold album award
• In Excellent condition
• First presentation award from 1988
• Presentation to music industry executive
• All original with manufacturer sticker
• Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
  
• Known as a RIAA "flower hologram" award, they were produced 1986-89
• Great collectors item for any 10,000 Maniacs fan

Detailed Item Description: This is a first presentation RIAA Gold award that would have been made in 1988, making it approx. 36 years old. It is presented to Jeff Rowe, who held various executive roles in the music and media industry at VH1, NBC, AOL and others along with earlier work on-air in radio as "Dallas Cole."

This award in in Excellent condition with only very minor mars on the frame and plexiglass. It has its' original Fitzgerald Hartley 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.