There is currently an enormous amount of material on the market for which artists in the past were not compensated. Such material may be in the form of outright bootlegs manufactured without the artists' knowledge or approval, or material for which record makers, without explanation, simply refuse to pay agreed royalties.

Everest Records was one of the those companies that fell into this area. They had releases from Ray Charles to Charles Mingus to Jimi Hendrix, all not authorized by the artists. There were many Everest Record Companys over the years. This company was from Los Angeles, CA, not the 1950s Everest Records of Bayside, Long Island or the current Everestrecords.ch. Any addtional information about Everest is welcome.