Elton John “Nikita” 1986 BPI Platinum Single Award to Bernie Taupin - RARE Leon Russell Detailed Item Description: This RIAA

Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Multi-Platinum award is a first presentation award that would have been manufactured sometime around 2000 making this award approximately 19 years old

who was at New Jersey station WFMU for over three decades

Signed certificate from Martyn Goddard also included (see image)

2003 and by December 3

Elton John “Nikita” 1986 BPI Platinum Single Award to Bernie Taupin - RARE Leon Russell Detailed Item Description: This RIAABPI (British Phonographic Industry) Platinum Single award for Elton John hit Nikita presented to career long co writer Bernie Taupin. The track was released in 1985 and became a hit on both sides of the Atlantic. It featured background vocals from George Michael. It was certified Platinum in the U. K. by BPI in 1986 for 250,000 copies sold. The track went to #3 on the UK Singles chart and #7 on the U. S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was also a hit in