The Beatles

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8,000 - 10,000 USD

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Description

Gold record presented to The Beatles by the Recording Industry Association of America to commemorate the sale of more than one million dollars worth of the Capitol Records long-playing record album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," 1967
wood, metal, paper, fiber

Framed gold record and plaque (21 1/2 x 17 1/2 in; 546 x 444 mm) in white mat; original frame with framer's sticker from New York Framer & Picture Co.

Catalogue Note

Gold record for the most critically acclaimed of all Beatles's albums.

Garnering immediate commercial success and critical acclaim after its release in June 1967, this concept album spent 22 weeks on the top of UK albums chart, 15 weeks at number one on the US Billboard chart, and won four Grammys in 1968, including album of the year. With the help of producer George Martin, the Beatles (McCartney in particular) stretched their creative limits to compose this intricate, unusual, and diverse masterpiece.