A Flock Of Seagulls debut 1980s Arista Records Award

Arista Records 1980s award for the debut album from A Flock Of Seagulls. Released in April 1982, the album contained the hits “Space Age Lovesong”, “I Ran (So Far Away)”, and “D.N.A.”, the latter of which won a Grammy for the group from Liverpool. The album charted in many countries worldwide and reached #10 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. It was certified Gold by the RIAA in 1982 (Note: This is not a RIAA award).

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Item Highlights:

• Arista Records “gold” album award
• In VG condition
• All original, rebacked
• Estimated to be from 1982
• Presented to radio and record industry executive
• Letter of provenance included (see image)
• Award measures approx. 17″ x 21″
• Great collectors item for any fan of A Flock Of Seagulls
• FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
• International shipping available 

Detailed Item Description: This Arista Records album award was manufactured in approx. 1982 making it about 42 years old. It is presented to radio and record executive Lee Abrams, who worked in radio and as a consultant to major record labels and industry companies including Capitol Records, Island Records, XM Radio, MTV and others from the 70s into the 2000s. A notarized letter of provenance from Abrams is included with this award (see image).

The award is in VG condition with some minor scratches on its’ frame and mars on the plexiglass. It has been rebacked.

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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.

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