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Pink Floyd drummer Mason,is advising an investment group that plans to buy more than £90m-worth of classic cars and make annual returns of 15%. His own collection includes classics made by Aston Martin, Bentley, Bugatti, Jaguar, Ferrari and Porsche. He continues to make considerable sums from music royalties. Nick Mason fortune is valued at $100 million.

His two main companies, Nick Mason Music and Nick Mason Music (Overseas), had total net assets of £4.7m in their 2009-10 accounts. He has stakes in several other profitable businesses, including a keyring maker in Shropshire. A deal on digital royalties agreed with EMI in January will benefit all the former band members.

Earnings & Financial Data

Date

Category

Description

Amount

2013

Record Sales

Estimated record sales from the album, The Endless River (500 thousand copies-US)

$750,000

2010

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the live album Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd with the Pink Floyd band (certified 6x platinum by Music Canada, 4x platinum by RIAA, 3x platinum by BPI and RMNZ, platinum by ARIA, IFPI - SWI and SNEP - FRA, and gold by BVMI)

$6,505,000

2010

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the live album The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door with the Pink Floyd band (certified platinum by RMNZ and gold by BPI, ARIA and SNEP - FRA)

$250,000

1999

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the live album Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81 with the Pink Floyd band (certified platinum by RIAA and gold by BPI)

$1,300,000

1994

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the live album Pulse with the Pink Floyd band (certified 3x platinum by IFPI - SWI and Music Canada, 2x platinum by RIAA, and platinum by BPI, BVMI, AFPI - AUT and SNEP - FRA)

$13,575,000

1994

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the video album Pulse with the Pink Floyd band (certified diamond by SNEP - FRA, 12x platinum by RMNZ, 10x platinum by ARIA, 8x platinum by RIAA, 5x platinum by BPI, platinum by IFPI - AUT, and 7x gold by BVMI)

$13,565,000

1993

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album The Division Bell with the Pink Floyd band (certified 4x platinum by Music Canada and RIAA, 2x platinum by BPI, IFPI - SWI and SNEP - FRA, platinum by IFPI - AUT and 3x gold by BVMI)

$1,798,000

1991

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the live album Shine On with the Pink Floyd band (certified platinum by Music Canada and RIAA)

$1,100,000

1988

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the video album Delicate Sound of Thunder with the Pink Floyd band (certified 2x platinum by RIAA)

$2,000,000

1987

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the live album Delicate Sound of Thunder with the Pink Floyd band (certified 2x platinum by Music Canda and RIAA, platinum by IFPI - SWI, 2x gold by SNEP - FRA, and gold by BPI, BVMI and IFPI - AUT)

$2,778,000

1986

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album A Momentary Lapse of Reason with the Pink Floyd band (certified 4x platinum by RIAA, 3x platinum by Music Canada, 2x platinum by IFPI - SWI, platinum by SNEP - FRA, and gold by BPI, BVMI and IFPI - AUT)

$5,098,000

1982

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album The Final Cut with the Pink Floyd band (certified 3x platinum by RIAA, platinum by BPI, gold by BVMI, IFPI - AUT and SNEP - FRA)

$3,658,000

1980

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album A Collection of Great Dance Songs with the Pink Floyd band (certified 2x platinum by RIAA, and gold by BPI and IFPI - AUT)

$2,108,000

1978

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album The Wall with the Pink Floyd band (certified 25x platinum (2x diamond) by RIAA, 2x diamond by Music Canda, diamond by SNEP - FRA, 14x platinum by RMNZ, 11x platinum by ARIA, 7x platinum by BVMI, 6x platinum by BPI, and 3x platinum by IFPI - SWI)

$33,340,000

1976

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Animals with the Pink Floyd band (certified 4x platinum by RIAA, 2x platinum by Music Canada, platinum by BVMI and SNEP - FRA, gold by IFPI - AUT, and silver by BPI)

$5,168,000

1974

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Wish You Were Here with the Pink Floyd band (certified diamond by SNEP - FRA, 7x platinum by ARIA, 6x platinum by RIAA, 4x platinum by RMNZ, 3x platinum by Music Canada, 2x platinum by BPI, IFPI - AUT, and platinum by BVMI)

$9,465,000

1973

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album A Nice Pair with the Pink Floyd band (certified gold by BPI, RIAA and SNEP - FRA)

$900,000

1972

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album The Dark Side of the Moon with the Pink Floyd band (certified 2x diamond by Music Canada, 20x platinum (diamond) by RIAA, 19x platinum by RMNZ, 16x platinum by BPI, 14x platinum by ARIA, 5x platinum by BVMI, and 4x platinum by IFPI - AUT and SNEP - FRA)

$31,083,000

1971

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Obscured by Clouds with the Pink Floyd band (certified gold by BPI and RIAA)

$600,000

1971

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the video album Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii with the Pink Floyd band (certified 2x platinum by BPI and RIAA)

$2,600,000

1970

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Meddle with the Pink Floyd band (certified 3x platinum by RIAA, platinum by BPI, 2x gold by SNEP - FRA, and gold by BVMI)

$3,750,000

1970

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Relics with the Pink Floyd band (certified gold by BPI)

$100,000

1969

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Atom Heart Mother with the Pink Floyd band (certified platinum by RIAA, and gold by BPI, BVMI, IFPI-AUT and SNEP - FRA)

$1,458,000

1968

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album More with the Pink Floyd band (certified gold by SNEP - FRA)

$100,000

1968

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Ummagumma with the Pink Floyd band (certified platinum by RIAA, gold by SNEP - FRA, and silver by BPI)

$1,200,000

1967

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album A Saucerful of Secrets with the Pink Floyd band (certified silver by BPI)

$100,000

1966

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn with the Pink Floyd band (certified gold by BPI and RIAA)

$600,000