A plea to record sellers and buyers:

There is currently an enormous amount of material on the market for which artists are not being 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. Even your company may, without its knowledge, have such material in its record bins. We hope that you will become part of the growing movement which seeks to protect the rights of artists and legitimate record companies as well as consumers' right to know they are receiving the highest quality product available. In certain instances it may be difficult to distinguish legitimate product from inferior quality bootlegs or from record companies which have consistently failed to pay royalties and thereby deprive artists of their livelihood. To assist you in your effort to eliminate such product from the marketplace, we have included a list of Mingus recordings which we believe fit the above description.

Thank you for your support,

Sue Mingus