20 x 17 1/2 in. (frame). Note: Earl McGrath and Atlantic Records music mogul Ahmet Ertegun became friends in the 1960s and remained very close until Ertegun's death in 2006. In 1970, Earl became head of an Atlantic Records subsidiary called Clean Records, and later head of the iconic Rolling Stone Records label. This gold record award was presented to Earl in 1978., as was lot 38. Lot 39, a platinum record for the album Emotional Rescue, was presented to Earl in 1980.,