Previously designs had a curled bit of plexiglass coming down from the reel designed to copy a piece of tape drifting down. This is an example of the early design award, this just one for Ted Nugent's 1980 album Scream Desire: It does make a lot of them look https://donovanulapf.bcbloggers.com/30470461/the-ultimate-guide-to-gold-record-awards-for-sale