As a vehicle holding the rights to royalty payments from US rapper Eminem plans a US listing, a look back at the performance of some music investments strikes a sour note.
Don Powell, drummer in Seventies glam rock band Slade, has described the band's 1973 smash hit Merry Christmas Everybody as his pension fund. Airplay of the song every festive season generates a significant amount in royalties – said to be around £1m – and these come rolling in year after year. Having a Christmas hit really is a path to riches.