CRIA Gold Album award for Rockin' On The Airwaves, a various artists release featuring hits from mainly rock artists from Canada . Released in 1981, it was certified Gold by the CRIA (Canadian Recording Industry Association).

The album contained classic Canadian rock hits such as "Turn Me Loose" (Loverboy), "Lay It On The Line" (Triumph), "The Boys In The Bright White Sports Car" (Trooper), "Innocence" (Harlequin) along with "Doin' It Right" by The Powder Blues band, the leader of which--Tom Lavin-- this award is presented to. A Gold album in Canada represents 50,000 copies sold (in a country of 36 million people). The album was actually certified Platinum (100,000 copies sold) later as well. 

Item Highlights:

• CRIA Gold album award
• In VG to Excellent condition
• First presentation award from around 1982
• Presented to leader of one groups featured on the album
• Award measures approx. 16.25" x 20"
  
• Great collectors item for any Canadian rock or Powder Blues fan

Detailed Item Description: This is a CRIA Gold award that would have been manufactured in 1982 making it approx. 39 years old. This award is in VG to Excellent condition with original manufacturer's sticker. It has only a very minor scratch or two on its metal frame. A small portion of the backing card is cut away, but this has no effect on the award's appearance when hung.

The award is presented to Tom Lavin, leader of The Powder Blues band, who are featured on the album with their track "Doin' It Right". The tune was a major hit in 1980 for Chicago-born Lavin's group, and helped the group win a Juno Award that same year. The award comes with Lavin's signed letter of provenance. Provenance letter can be seen in images.

Notes on the condition of all vintage 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.