Appealing in-house Australian gold record award presented to "Mick Taylor by WEA Records PTY Limited for Australian Sales of Exile on Main St. in Excess of $50,000." The gold record and engraved plate are mounted on their 15 x 20 wooden plaque. In fine condition.
Provenance: Property from Bill Wyman and His Rolling Stones Archive, Julien's Auctions, September 2020; accompanied by the description card and lot tag. An interesting piece connecting Wyman and Taylor, who played bass and guitar respectively on the classic album.
Released in 1972, Exile on Main St. consistently ranks as the group's greatest album, and is generally recognized as one of the best recorded by any band: in 2003 and 2012, it ranked seventh on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
