An original RIAA Certified Gold Record Award for The Doors second album. He was close to Jim Morrison, and after Morrison’s death, became Ray Manzarek’s manager, and then manager of The Doors, overseeing their catalog releases and legacy. Sugerman wrote several books about Jim Morrison and The Doors, including the bestselling Morrison biography No One Here Gets Out Alive (co-written with Jerry Hopkins), The Doors: The Illustrated History, and his Doors-heavy autobiography Wonderland Avenue. He was also a consultant to Oliver Stone for the film The Doors. We acquired this award directly from Danny Sugerman’s widow, Fawn Hall, and her signed letter of authenticity is included, as is Recordmecca’s written lifetime guarantee of authenticity. This is the final RIAA award we have for sale from Sugerman’s collection. 17″ x 21″, in Excellent condition. An extraordinary opportunity to obtain a genuine Doors record award with rock solid provenance. An original RIAA Platinum Record Award for Artist Name’s Album Name , presented to a senior executive of the group’s record label, Warner Bros. Recordmecca’s Jeff Gold is a former executive vice president of Warner Bros, and obtained this from a former co-worker. We have blurred out the executive’s name on the photos for their privacy, but they appear on the actual award. The award is completely original and in [near mint/excellent/very good] condition [if any imperfections, list here, but keep descriptions to a minimum such as some minor scuffing to plexiglass front]. Guaranteed authentic with no time limits. Recordmecca’s clients include the Smithsonian Institution, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Museum of Pop Culture (formerly 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 Sittin’ In: Jazz Clubs of the 1940s and 1950s; 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.