RIAA Gold album award for the The Sopranos: Music From The HBO Original Series. This album was released on December 14, 1999 and was certified Platinum by the RIAA on April 14, 2000 for 500,000 copies sold.

Featuring tracks made popular by the HBO series, this album included everything from Frank Sinatra's  "It Was a Very Good Year" to tunes from Bob Dylan, Sopranos cast member Little Steven (& The Disciples of Soul), Cream, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello & the Attractions, Los Lobos and others who contributed tunes for the series.

Item Highlights:

• RIAA "serial number hologram" Gold album award with CD and artwork
• Great "3D" shallow shadow box design 
• In Excellent condition
• First presentation award from 2000
• Presented to label executive
• All original components unaltered with original backing paper and manufacturer label
• Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
• "RIAA serial number hologram" awards were made from 1998 to present
• Awesome collector's item for any Sopranos fan

Detailed Item Description: This is a first presentation RIAA Gold award that would have been manufactured in 2000 when this style of RIAA award was made. That makes this award approx. 20 years old. It is presented to Glen Brunman, who was an executive with various records labels and who has a long history of developing very successful film and television soundtracks.

This award is in Excellent condition. All components are in excellent condition, including the backing paper with manufacturer's sticker from Jewel Box Platinum 

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.