RIAA Gold Single award for Merril Bainbridge track "Mouth". Released on Aug. 20, 1996, the single was certified Gold by the RIAA on Dec. 5, 1996 for 500,000 copies sold.

The single reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, #1 in her native Australia and Canada, and it also charted in several other countries. The track appeared on her debut album The Garden.

Item Highlights:

• RIAA Gold Single award
• First presentation award from 1997
  
• Presentation to radio personality and executive
• Letter of provenance included
• All original with manufacturer sticker
• In Excellent condition
• Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
• RIAA "R hologram" awards were made from 1990-97
• Great collector's item for a Merril Bainbridge fan

Detailed Item Description: This is a first presentation RIAA Gold Single award that would have been manufactured sometime in 1997. That makes this award approximately 26 years old. It is presented to well-known radio personality and executive Scott Shannon from WPLJ, Z100 New York and many other stations. A letter of provenance from Shannon will be provided with purchase as seen in images.

The award is in Excellent condition. The award has its' original California Gold manufacturer sticker.

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.