American Bandstand Jackson 5 confusion

[milven]

The gold record that Dick Clark is holding is not an RIAA certified record. Motown gave the J5 the record. Record labels have done that since the forties when the first gold record was presented by RCA to Glenn Miller.

So possibly- even though RIAA Platinum records did not yet exist- Dick Clark was referring to a platinum record that Motown was going to give them for selling two million singles.

[soulster]

The gold record that Dick Clark is holding is not an RIAA certified record. Motown gave the J5 the record. Record labels have done that since the forties when the first gold record was presented by RCA to Glenn Miller.

So possibly- even though RIAA Platinum records did not yet exist- Dick Clark was referring to a platinum record that Motown was going to give them for selling two million singles.

Now, that sounds plausible. Clark did mention in the video that Motown issued the record, not the RIAA. The plaque certainly does not resemble the RIAA form of award.