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In 1974 The Who released Odds and Sods. It reached #10 on the UK charts (and was certified RIAA gold on 12/9/1974). Here you see a British In-House Award. While it looks like a Certified BPI (British Phonograph Industries) award, it isn’t, because the BPI logo is missing on the presentation plate.

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John Jansen is a well know record producer who was presented this award for engineering the album. (which Wikipedia tells me, consisted of studio outtakes and rarities that John Entwistle compiled to counter the rampant bootlegging that occurred at The Who’s concerts, while Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend and Keith Moon were preparing for the Tommy film.)

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Sandy Denny and Keith Moon Photo With RIAA White Matte Award

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Two supremely talented artists, one rock, one folk, bought together by the RIAA Gold White Matte in this picture. What they talked about, and the reason they came together, is lost in time. And coincidentally both were lost to music, when they died within months of each other in 1978… Sandy Denny    Kieth Moon

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Who “Meaty, Beaty Big and Bouncy” 1972 Gold RIAA White Matte Record Award

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The story of the plate… Anchoring the lower right section of all white mattes (except from approximately February 1969 to August 1969, when the mini was reversed to the right), the plate was made of brass with a surface either shiny or brushed. In 1973 it was a brushed plate like the one you see […]

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Who “Who’s Next” 1971 Gold RIAA White Matte Record Award

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The best rock album ever? The Who released “Who’s Next” in August of 1971. It was certified gold by the RIAA on 9/7/71 and reached a peak Billboard chart position of #4. This RIAA white matte is the correct first presentation format for the time period. The best rock drummer ever? Keith Moon “Keith was […]

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