Buckner & Garcia "Pac-Man Fever" Columbia label award

Unique "gold" label album award for Buckner & Garcia's novelty hit "Pac-Man Fever". The track was released in December 1981 by the group created by founders Jerry Buckner and Gary Garcia and became an immediate hit, reaching at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.  While this is not an RIAA award it is contructed exactly like one, except that in the spot where the RIAA logo normally appears is a stylized "Pac-Man" image making this one very unique award. However, it is worth noting that the track was in fact certified Gold by the RIAA on Mar. 22, 1982 for 500,000 copies sold (see image above for RIAA sales certification of the track).* Given that the award recipient Al Teller was Columbia Records then-President who could easily get an RIAA award in his name, one has to assume this was an award designed this way in fun.  Mouse Over to Zoom/Click to Enlarge Photos Item Highlights: Columbia Records "Pac-Man" gold single award In VG condition Award estimated to be from 1982 Presented to