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Rare and important white-matte RIAA gold record sales award presented "to The Beatles to commemorate the sale of more than one million dollars worth of the Capitol Records long-playing record album ‘Help!’” Framed with its disc, plate, and a small image of the album cover to an overall size of 17.5 x 21.5; the award appears to be rebacked and bears a replica of the New York Frame & Picture label. In very good to fine condition, with wear to the frame, and some foxing to the mat.
The Beatles released Help! on August 6, 1965, almost exactly a year before the release of Revolver. The album, their fifth, also served as the soundtrack to their film of the same name, which was released in the UK a week earlier on July 29, 1965. Seven of the fourteen songs, including the singles ‘Help!’ and ‘Ticket to Ride,’ appeared in the film and take up the first side of the vinyl album, with the second side featuring the track ‘Yesterday,’ which is widely credited as the most-covered song ever written. Unsurprisingly, the album was an immediate chart-topping hit around the world. Most importantly, however, was its nomination in the category of Album of the Year at the 1966 Grammy Awards, marking the first time that a rock band had been recognized in this category.
