RIAA Gold Album award for Oleander's second studio album February Son. This album was released on Feb. 23, 1999. This is the first Gold award the group earned with the album certified on May 5, 2000 for 500,000 copies sold.

Highlight by single "Why I'm Here", which peaked at #13 on Billboard's Modern` Rock tally and #3 on the Mainstream Rock chart, the album topped the Heatseekers chart while later rose as high as #113 on the Top 200 Albums rundown. "Why I'm Here" was also featured on television series Dawson's Creek. The album also included a cover of The Cure's "Boys Don't Cry", and became a single released in the U.K. 

Item Highlights:

• RIAA Gold Album award with album artwork
• First presentation award from 2000
  
• In VG to Excellent condition
• Presentation to record industry executive
• All original award with original manufacturer sticker
• RIAA "bar hologram" with serial number awards were made from 1998-present 
• Award measures 17" x 21"
• Great memorabilia for any Oleander fan 

Detailed Item Description: This is a first presentation RIAA Gold award that would have been manufactured in 2000 making it 21 years old. This award is presented to Jonathan Lev, a promotions and marketing executive who worked with rock, pop and alternative artists including Oleander, Linkin Park, Godsmack, Incubus, Nirvana, U2, Pearl Jam, Coldplay, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and many more.

This colorful award is all original complete with Ill-Eagle manufacturer's sticker on its back. It is in VG to Excellent condition, with only a few very minor mars on the frame and plexiglass.

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.