In House Gold Record Award for Van Halen’s 1978 self-titled debut album. Records, Van Halens label. Thyret was Warner Bros head of promotion when this album was released. This is Van Halens first ever gold record awardand its 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. Recordmeccas Jeff Gold is a former Executive Vice President/General Manager of Warner Bros. Who worked closely with Thyret, and obtained this directly from Thyrets estate. In very good condition, with light scratching to plexiglas front. With Recordmeccas written lifetime guarantee of authenticity. Recordmecca’s clients include the Smithsonian Institution, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Experience Music Project, the Country Music Hall of Fame, and the Victoria & Albert Museum. Recordmecca’s Jeff Gold was named by Rolling Stone as one of 5 Top Collectors of High-End Music Memorabilia. He authenticated previously unknown Bob Dylan manuscripts for PBS’s History Detectives, appeared as a featured appraiser on VH1’s Rock Collectors, and has been profiled as a top dealer and collector in the books 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. Check our feedback; you’ll see that we are dedicated to providing superior customer service and follow through. We guarantee everything we sell to be authentic with no time limit. The item “VAN HALEN 1st Album Non-RIAA GOLD RECORD AWARD to Former WB Records Chairman” is in sale since Thursday, August 26, 2021. This item is in the category “Entertainment Memorabilia\Music Memorabilia\Rock & Pop\Artists V\Van Halen\Other Van Halen Memorabilia”. The seller is “recordmecca” and is located in Venice, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Release Title: Van Halen
- Record Label: Warner Bros.
- Artist/Band: Van Halen