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Elton John: A Group of Disc Awards, circa 1970-1986, 6
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Elton John: A Group of Disc Awards, circa 1970-1986, each presented to Producer Gus Dudgeon, comprising; a 'Gold' disc award for the sale of more than 100,000 records for the DJM Records album Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player, framed and glazed; an Australian 1976 disc award for Blue Moves, framed; a 'Platinum' disc award for the sale of more than £1,000,000 worth of the DJM record Elton John's Greatest Hits, framed and glazed; an RIAA 'Gold' disc award for One Million Dollars Worth of the Paramount Records album Friends, framed and glazed; an RIAA 'Gold' disc award for more than One Million Dollars Worth of the UNI Records album Tumbleweed Connection, framed and glazed; a 1986 ARIA 'Platinum' disc award for Australian sales of Ice On Fire, largest 30in x 20 1/2in (76cm x 52cm), smallest 16 1/2in x 19in (42cm x 48cm), (6) Footnotes: Provenance: From the collection of Gus Dudgeon. Gus Dudgeon: Gus Dudgeon was one of Britain's most successful record producers. His early pop successes included the Zombies single She's Not There in 1964 and John Mayall's album Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton in 1966. He then produced David Bowie's Space Oddity in 1969, and soon after began working with a then-unknown Elton John. Dudgeon was best known for his collaboration with Elton John, with their first collaboration on Your Song, which became Elton's first substantial hit. Dudgeon went on to guide Elton through the decade and launching albums such as Madman Across the Water, Honky Château, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, and Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy. Their collaboration led to seven US No. 1 albums, and established John as one of the most successful singles artists of the 1970s. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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Elton John: A Group of Disc Awards, circa 1970-1986, each presented to Producer Gus Dudgeon, comprising; a 'Gold' disc award for the sale of more than 100,000 records for the DJM Records album Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player, framed and glazed; an Australian 1976 disc award for Blue Moves, framed; a 'Platinum' disc award for the sale of more than £1,000,000 worth of the DJM record Elton John's Greatest Hits, framed and glazed; an RIAA 'Gold' disc award for One Million Dollars Worth of the Paramount Records album Friends, framed and glazed; an RIAA 'Gold' disc award for more than One Million Dollars Worth of the UNI Records album Tumbleweed Connection, framed and glazed; a 1986 ARIA 'Platinum' disc award for Australian sales of Ice On Fire, largest 30in x 20 1/2in (76cm x 52cm), smallest 16 1/2in x 19in (42cm x 48cm), (6) Footnotes: Provenance: From the collection of Gus Dudgeon. Gus Dudgeon: Gus Dudgeon was one of Britain's most successful record producers. His early pop successes included the Zombies single She's Not There in 1964 and John Mayall's album Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton in 1966. He then produced David Bowie's Space Oddity in 1969, and soon after began working with a then-unknown Elton John. Dudgeon was best known for his collaboration with Elton John, with their first collaboration on Your Song, which became Elton's first substantial hit. Dudgeon went on to guide Elton through the decade and launching albums such as Madman Across the Water, Honky Château, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, and Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy. Their collaboration led to seven US No. 1 albums, and established John as one of the most successful singles artists of the 1970s. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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