English: This image appeared in the November 11, 1972, issue of Billboard magazine. The caption reads: "Irving Steinberg (President Mercury Records U.S.A.) -- Larry Page receiving belated gold disc for [the] Troggs "Wild Thing", produced by Larry Page.
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