Elton John "Bennie and the Jets" White Matte RIAA Gold 45 Award - RARE John Lilley The award is presented to

The award is presented to Mike Smith

Detailed Item Description: This is a first presentation RIAA combo 4x Multi-Platinum and 1000

Magazines are held in by cords and each binder holds up to 15 magazines (as pictured below):

Known as a RIAA "flower hologram" award

Elton John "Bennie and the Jets" White Matte RIAA Gold 45 Award - RARE John Lilley The award is presented toRIAA Gold Single "white matte" award for Elton John hit "Bennie and the Jets", which was released on Feb. 4, 1974. The track was certified Gold by the RIAA on April 8, 1974 for one million copies sold. This track first appeared on the 1973 album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and became another of John's early U. S. #1 hits. It charted highly in many other countries as well. While most listeners have always assumed it is a live recording, it actually was