MENTORS –GET UP AND DIE MYSTIC RECORDS 1981 PRESSING RAINBO PRESS
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Nov 2, 2026 Sold Date
Sep 7, 2026 Start Date
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Description

Up for sale is an authentic early pressing of the highly controversial and iconic underground punk-metal release:  MENTORS – GET UP AND DIE


One of the earliest recordings by the Mentors and a foundational document of the Los Angeles shock-rock / punk-metal crossover scene.


This is an original-era Mystic Records pressing featuring early Rainbo manufacturing, Doug Moody production credits, and the sought-after “Valu Pack” sleeve variant.

A true underground artifact from the earliest days of the band’s career.


Original Pressing Information

  • Artist: Mentors

  • Title: Get Up and Die

  • Label: Mystic Records

  • Catalog #: MLP 33107 / Mystic 12453

  • Release Era: Early 1980s (circa 1981–1983)

  • Format: 12" Vinyl EP

  • Country: USA

  • Genre: Punk / Hardcore / Punk Metal / Shock Rock


Originally released during the formative years of the Southern California hardcore scene, this EP is widely considered the band’s debut-era statement.


Matrix / Runout Details

Side A

MYSTIC 12453-A DOUG MOODY PHIL’CO PROD.  L-8841 S-13182

Side B

MYSTIC 12453-B DOUG MOODY PHIL’CO PROD.  L-8841-X  S-13183


These etched matrices confirm early Mystic Records production with Rainbo Records pressing indicators and original lacquer identifiers.


Pressing & Variant Details

This copy features:

  • Original Mystic Records pressing

  • Rainbo pressing plant identifiers

  • Doug Moody / Phil’co production credits in deadwax

  • Early lacquer numbers (L-8841 / L-8841-X)

  • Valu Pack cover variant

  • No barcode sleeve

The Valu Pack editions were budget-market reissues issued by Mystic using earlier production stampers, making them legitimate early-era pressings rather than modern reissues.


About the Album

Get Up and Die captures The Mentors at their most raw and primitive stage, before their notoriety peaked in the mid-1980s.

The release helped define the band’s infamous shock-rock identity led by El Duce and is considered an early cornerstone of:

  • LA punk-metal crossover

  • underground hardcore shock aesthetics

  • Mystic Records catalog history


Tracks include:

  • “Get Up and Die”

  • “Peepin’ Tom”

  • “Woman From Sodom”

  • “Going Through Your Purse”



Shipping


Record will be professionally packed in a proper LP mailer with protective padding to ensure safe arrival.


Please review all photos carefully and feel free to ask questions prior to bidding.  Many more Punk albums to come!




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