Deep Purple "Smoke On The Water" White Matte RIAA Gold 45 Award presented to Ritchie Blackmore - RARE Dr. Dre The release was certified Gold

The release was certified Gold by the RIAA on July 13

In VG condition with a few minor mars on the frame and plexiglas

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Deep Purple "Smoke On The Water" White Matte RIAA Gold 45 Award presented to Ritchie Blackmore - RARE Dr. Dre The release was certified GoldRIAA Gold 45 "white matte" award for the Deep Purple single "Smoke On The Water" presented to Deep Purple guitarist and songwriter Ritchie Blackmore. The single was released in May 1973 off their 1972 Machine Head album and certified Gold by the RIAA on August 28, 1973 for 500,000 copies sold. This truly iconic track, with its signature guitar lick, went to #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, #2 in Canada, #21 in the UK and charted in numerous other