ELTON JOHN GOLD RECORD AWARD. For Album ICE ON FIRE — Presented to JOHN RIED. GREAT HOLIDAY GIFT IDEA!! Up for sale is an AUTHENTIC GERMAN GOLD RECORD AWARD for ELTON JOHN’S 1985 ALBUM “Ice on Fire”. This award was presented to JOHN REID. Any Elton John fan or collector is sure to recognize the name because for 30 years he was Elton John’s manager. During the first five years, they enjoyed an intimate relationship and were lovers. However, their professional relationship ended over a leaked letter detailing Elton’s spending, which was published in the Daily Mirror. This incident ended their business relationship in 1998 and led to a legal action in 2000. Many of the auctioned items were Elton John related. And many of these items were record awards. This GOLD RECORD AWARD FOR THE ELTON JOHN ALBUM’ICE ON FIRE’ was one of the awards auctioned off through Sotheby’s. This is a BEAUTIFUL GOLD RECORD mounted into a blue background and with a white wood frame. There are some scuffs to the frame and the plexiglass. However, for it’s age (32 years old) it is in very good condition. The plate under the Gold Record Reads. To Commemorate The Sales of More Than. 250,000 units of the album. This item will make a very SPECIAL GIFT for the Elton john fan/collector or music collector in your life. And will look great hanging on the wall of your home or office. Thanks for checking out this item. And please be sure to look at some of the other great ELTON JOHN ITEMS WE HAVE FOR SALE! The item “ELTON JOHN GOLD RECORD AWARD Ice on Fire Authentic SOTHEBY’S” is in sale since Tuesday, January 16, 2018. This item is in the category “Entertainment Memorabilia\Music Memorabilia\Rock & Pop\Artists J\John, Elton”. The seller is “rocketman16″ and is located in Vero Beach, Florida. This item can be shipped to United States.