Tuesday Beakful of Knowledge

Though the first record to "go gold" was the soundtrack to Oklahoma!, the first Gold Record was given to Chattanooga Choo-Choo by Glenn Miller, and the award was made from one of the masters for the album, lacquered in gold. The official Gold Record award is now given by the RIAA, and the records in the award plaque are often not copies of the album receiving the award. That was true even before the decline in popularity of vinyl records.