RIAA Gold album award for the Hercules Disney animated film soundtrack. This soundtrack album was released on May 27, 1997 and was certified Gold by the RIAA on Aug. 27, 1997 for 500,000 copies sold.

The soundtrack for this Disney animated film contained a track from Michael Bolton, "Go The Distance", which reached #24 on the Billboard Hot 100 but most of the soundtrack was from the film's voice actors such as Danny Devito, Charlton Heston and others. The album reached #37 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart.

Item Highlights:

• RIAA Gold album award
• In VG condition
• First presentation award from 1997
• Presented to record label executive
• Provenance letter included
• All original components unaltered with original backing paper and manufacturer label
• Award measures approx. 14" x 18"
• RIAA "serial number hologram" awards were made from 1998 to present
• Great collector's item for any Disney or Hercules movie fan

Detailed Item Description: This is a first presentation RIAA Gold award that would have been manufactured in 1997 making it approx. 25 years old. The award is presented to Jerry Blair, a record executive who held roles at CBS, Chrysalis, and Columbia Records.

Blair played a key role in the success of this soundtrack, along with artists including Aerosmith, Tony Bennett, Mariah Carey, Billy Joel, Ricky Martin, George Michael, Will Smith and many others. The award is accompanied by a letter of provenance from Blair's son, who later took possession of his father's awards and memorabilia (see image of letter, son's name is redacted on image, buyer will receive unredacted copy).

This award is in VG condition with only only minor frame mars. The award has its orginal backing paper with manufacturer's sticker from Fitzgerald Hartley Marketing.

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.