ELO "Telephone Line" RIAA Gold 45 Single Award Ho Jo Clooney's death in 2002 inspired

Clooney's death in 2002 inspired the creation of the album

This award was acquired from a collector who purchased it 24 years ago in 1996 at a Sotheby's auction held in London

1985 for 500

RIAA Gold LP award with white matte

The track was released on Oct

ELO "Telephone Line" RIAA Gold 45 Single Award Ho Jo Clooney's death in 2002 inspiredRIAA Gold 45 award for ELO's hit "Telephone Line" , which was released on May 21, 1977. The 45 rpm single was certified Gold by the RIAA on Sept. 23, 1977 for one million copies sold. From the group's 1976 album A New World Record the track went into the top 10 on the charts in the U. S., U. K., Australia and to #1 in Canada. It reached #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also charted in several other music markets worldwide and became ELO's first