Steve Miller Band "The Joker" White Matte RIAA Gold 45 Award - RARE Duff McKagan with only a minor scratch

with only a minor scratch on the plexiglas and a very minor mar or two on the frame

Album cover artist Hardie was part of a group of artists who worked with the Hipgnosis group

By October the single was certified Platinum for two million in sales

the group's fourth album featured a diverse range of memorable Heart tunes from the delicate title track to rocker "Straight On"

Super cool 1983 The Kids From Fame tour program

Steve Miller Band "The Joker" White Matte RIAA Gold 45 Award - RARE Duff McKagan with only a minor scratchRIAA Gold 45 "white matte" award for the Steve Miller Band's "The Joker", which was released in October 1973 and certified Gold by the RIAA on Jan. 9, 1974 for 500,000 copies sold. One of the most famous hits of Miller's career, and certainly the one that put him firmly on the map, the track went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1974. Interestingly, it would repeat at #1 in the UK years later in 1990 after being used in a Levi's commercial. See