RIAA Gold album award for El Debarge's self-titled debut album. Released on May 6, 1986, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA on Sept. 11, 1986 for 500,000 copies sold.

Striking out on his own with this solo debut after performing with his family's group Debarge, El Debarge scored several hits on this album including "Who's Johnny", which reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, along with "Love Always" and "Someone". The album topped out at #24 on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart.

Item Highlights:

• RIAA Gold award with LP and cassette
• In Good condition
• First presentation award from 1986
• Presentation to radio industry executive
• All original but has been rebacked
• Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
• Known as a RIAA "flower hologram" award, they were made from 1986-1989
• Awesome collector's item for any El Debarge fan

Detailed Item Description: This is a first presentation RIAA Gold album award that would have been manufactured in 1986, making it approx. 37 years old. It is presented to Dejamus Ltd., a music publishing company owned by Stephen James, the son of Dick James, who published much of Elton John's catalog.

This award is in Good condition with mars on frame (including chips as shown in images) and minor mars on the plexiglass. It has likely been rebacked and the back is stapled but otherwise retails all its' original components.

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.