Cat Stevens Foreigner RIAA Gold LP Award - RARE

RIAA Gold LP white matte award for Cat Stevens album Foreigner. Released in July 1973, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA on Aug. 1, 1973 for one million dollars worth sold.*  The album, Stevens' seventh studio outing was self-produced and Stevens has said it was influenced by artists such as Stevie Wonder and The Blue Notes. The single "The Hurt" garnered some airplay, and the 18 minute-long track "Foreigner Suite" took up all  of side one. The album reached #3 on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart and UK, and also hit the top 10 on album charts in Australia, Canada and several other world markets.  Mouse Over to Zoom/Click to Enlarge Photos Item Highlights: RIAA Gold LP white matte award First presentation award from 1973 Presented to artist manager/agent In VG condition  All original (see details below) "White matte" awards (obviously so-named due to the white matte used) were made from from 1964-1974 RIAA white matte awards numbered only 5-25 plaques worldwide for any given s