ELTON JOHN — GOLD RECORD AWARD. For 1985 Album “ICE ON FIRE”. Presented to Elton’s manager & lover — JOHN REID. Anyone who’s been a longtime fan & follower of Elton’s amazing and successful music career is probably familiar with the name “JOHN REID” for reasons both good & bad. For 30 years John Reid & Elton John had a tremendously successful artist-manager relationship. Elton was the creative genius; Reid was the smart deal maker. However, their relationship actually began as lovers and for the first five years they enjoyed a relationship together. Eventually in 1998, their professional relationship ended over leaked letters from Reid’s accountants detailing John’s spending and published in the Daily Mirror. Most of the lots were record sales awards ranging from the 1970-90’s. I’ve uploaded a picture of my original Sotheby’s buyers invoice. This Award is for ELTON’S 1985 ALBUM “ICE ON FIRE”. It is a Gold Record Award on a Blue Background and white wood frame and the plaque reads. TO COMMEMORATE THE SALES OF MORE THAN. 250,000 UNITS OF THE ALBUM. Due to the age there are some scuffs and marks on the frame & glass and that was the way I received the award from Sotheby’s. Overall this is an EXCELLENT piece that will look great displayed on the wall of any ELTON JOHN FAN. THIS ITEM MAKES A SPECIAL, UNIQUE GIFT & WILL BE A PRIZED PIECE IN THE COLLECTION OF ANY ELTON JOHN OR MUSIC COLLECTOR! Thanks for checking out our item. The item “ELTON JOHN 1985 Gold Record Award presented to manager JOHN REID -100% AUTHENTIC” is in sale since Thursday, June 01, 2017. 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 worldwide.