Editing Mystic Records (section)

===Importance===
Mystic Records has been credited with several innovations in the independent record industry of the 1980s. It introduced Super Sevens (7-inch 33rpm extended play records featuring seven songs) and helped popularize the manufacture of limited edition records on colored vinyl.<ref name=About /> One of the most interesting releases was from a band named the Sharks (later [[Shark Island (band)|Shark Island]]): a custom shaped single that had three outer edge "shark fins", which when inserted into the sleeve appeared to cut through the water. The label was also influential through its release of multi-band compilation albums, such as its "The Sound of Hollywood" series, and promotional label samplers making use of album tracks, typified by its "Mystic Sampler" series.<ref name=About />

Additionally, Moody worked to define new genres of music such as "METALCORE," which he described in a 1984 press release as "a mixture of hardcore, fast paced thrash music with double drumming & Heavy Metal screaming guitars."<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Wilkins |first=Mark |date=1984 |title=Mystic Record Group Press Release |pages=5 |work=Mystic Record Group News |url=https://archive.org/details/MysticRecordGroupNewsHollywoodCA/page/n4/mode/1up |quote=Mystic's latest venture is into 'METALCORE'...}}</ref>

Moody's key collaborators on the Mystic Records project included producer and engineer Phillip "Philco" Raves, sales and distribution Randy Boyd of Cobraside Distribution, promotion director Mark Wilkins,<ref name=":0" /> and Candace D'Andrea who is Chief Operating Officer.<ref name=About />