VAN HALEN 1st Album Non-RIAA GOLD RECORD AWARD to Former WB Records Chairman

Description

An exceedingly rare
‘In House’ Gold Record Award for Van Halen's 1978 self-titled debut album
.
This award was presented to Russ Thyret (1944-2021), the former Chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Records, Van Halen’s label. Thyret was Warner Bros’ head of promotion when this album was released.
Van Halen
peaked at #19 on the Billboard 200, eventually selling over 10 million copies in the United States, receiving the coveted Diamond certification.
This is Van Halen’s first ever gold record award—and it’s important to note that all of the original gold and platinum awards for this album were in house awards; any RIAA Awards for it were made later. (This is the case with many Warner Bros. Awards from the time).
Recordmecca’s Jeff Gold is a former Executive Vice President/General Manager of Warner Bros. who worked closely with Thyret, and obtained this directly from Thyret’s estate.
In very good condition, with light scratching to plexiglas front. 16 x 19".
With Recordmecca’s written lifetime guarantee of authenticity.
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Vinyl Junkies
and
Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to it's Own Past.
Gold is author of the acclaimed books
Total Chaos: The Story of The Stooges/As Told By Iggy Pop;  and 101 Essential Rock Records: The Golden Age of Vinyl
a survey of seminal rock albums, featuring contributions from David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Johnny Marr and Graham Nash.
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