Beastie Boys dismantled their gold record plaque,it didn't contain their music
Beastie Boys dismantled their gold record plaque,it didn't contain their music

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Beastie Boys dismantled their ‘Paul’s Boutique’ gold record plaque to find it didn’t contain their own music

I always assumed that gold records didn't have any data on them at all and were just all the same due to being a trophy. Is the award advertised as/supposed to be a recreation of the actual album?
I would assume it was the same album as the actual one. I always assumed the gold was fake and they probably just painted a real album.