An original RIAA Gold Record Award for Princes Album. Records, and the executive responsible for signing Prince to the label. In 1976, while head of promotion for Warner Bros. Thyret heard Princes demo tape, and immediately recognized that the unknown artist had enormous potential. After signing Prince, the two worked closely together for many years. Recordmeccas Jeff Gold is a former Executive Vice President/General Manager of Warner Bros. And worked closely with both Prince and Russ Thyret, and obtained this directly from Thyrets estate. An extraordinary Prince collectible from the collection of the Warner Bros. Executive who signed him to his first recording contract. With Recordmeccas written lifetime guarantee, signed by Jeff Gold. Note: there are a vast number of fake or reproduction RIAA awards, especially ones made to seem they were awarded to Prince or Warner Bros. This one is absolutely genuine, and comes directly from the estate of the first record executive to recognize Princes enormous talent. 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 “PRINCE Graffiti Bridge RIAA GOLD RECORD AWARD /FM WARNERS EXEC WHO SIGNED PRINCE” is in sale since Monday, October 4, 2021. This item is in the category “Entertainment Memorabilia\Music Memorabilia\Rock & Pop\Artists P\Prince\Other Prince Memorabilia”. The seller is “recordmecca” and is located in Venice, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Artist: Prince
- Instrument: Recorder
- Format: Record
- Release Title: Graffiti Bridge
- Color: Gold
- Record Label: Bridge Records
- Artist/Band: Prince