A Gold Record is an award given in the music industry for the sale of 500,000 units of a recording. RCA Victor awarded the first Gold Record in 1942. They took one of the master copies of Glenn Miller's "Chattanooga Choo Choo" and painted it with gold lacquer as a publicity gimmick to promote the success of the recording.
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