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Elvis Presley RIAA Awards from the 1992 Graceland Redesign
The following seven RIAA Gold and Platinum Record Awards are a special offering to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Graceland's redesigning of Elvis Presley's racquetball court/trophy room. Only recently has the court been returned to its functional glory as a court, but in 1992 it was covered floor to ceiling with Elvis' Gold and Platinum awards. At that time, Graceland sought to update to their Awards for Elvis' various singles and LPs, many of which had achieved Gold and even Multi-Platinum status and many of which had never even been certified! The offered grouping of awards emanate from that same period and were produced with the copies that ended up on the walls of Graceland. This is the first of several offerings from this group of RIAA awards.
Offered is an RIAA gold record award for Elvis Presley's 1958 single "I Got Stung", released in November 1958 and finally certified Platinum on March 27, 1992. The song was recorded in June 1958 in RCA's Nashville Studio by Elvis Presley and released as a single written by Aaron Schroeder and David Hill and published by Elvis Presley's company Gladys Music, Inc. The A side was Elvis' hit "One Night". It was number one in the UK in 1959. The award's plaque reads "Presented to Elvis Presley to Commemorate the Sale of More than 500,000 Copies of the RCA RECORDS Single Record 'I Got Stung'". The award measures 13 x 17 inches and presents with little to no wear. Near Mint to Mint condition.