RIAA Gold album award for Tom Petty's Greatest Hits album, which was released on Nov. 16, 1993. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on Jan. 24, 1994 for 500,000 copies sold, which this award celebrates.

The album went to #8 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and single "Mary Jane's Last Dance" reached #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks and #14 on the Hot 100 charts. The album became Petty's best-selling album to date, being certified 12x Multi-Platinum by 2015.

Item Highlights:

• RIAA "R hologram" Gold album award with gold cassette and CD
• In Excellent condition
• First presentation award from 1994
• Presented to former MCA Records Chairman/CEO
• All original with manufacturer's stickers on backing paper
• Award measures approx. 13" x 17"
• Beautiful collectors item for any Tom Petty fan

Detailed Item Description: This is a first presentation RIAA Gold award that would have been manufactured in 1994 when this "R hologram" style of RIAA award was made (1990-97). That makes this award approx. 26 years old. It is presented to Al Teller, who was MCA Records Chairman/CEO from 1988-95.

This award is all original and in Excellent condition. Award also has its original backing paper with Dejay Products 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.