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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*Releases from Spectrum had their own special variant of this logo including the German one, which can be found [[Spectrum Video (UK)|here]]. | * Releases from Spectrum had their own special variant of this logo including the German one, which can be found [[Spectrum Video (UK)|here]]. | ||
*The German "Arena" version of this logo has the word "PolyGram" with several shadows of the word flying up from the bottom and "flashing" as the main word flashes several colors. The red stars appear below, and the Arena logo is wiped in (a white box with "ARENA" in thick letters in an arc and a "swoosh" around the top, making the whole thing resemble a disc). A version of this exists without the Arena logo. | * The German "Arena" version of this logo has the word "PolyGram" with several shadows of the word flying up from the bottom and "flashing" as the main word flashes several colors. The red stars appear below, and the Arena logo is wiped in (a white box with "ARENA" in thick letters in an arc and a "swoosh" around the top, making the whole thing resemble a disc). A version of this exists without the Arena logo. | ||
*An extended version of the regular variant has the logo shining four times. | * An extended version of the regular variant has the logo shining four times. | ||
*International versions (bar the German version) may have the "presents" text in their native language, like "presenta" in Spain. | * International versions (bar the German version) may have the "presents" text in their native language, like "presenta" in Spain. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' Traditional animation for the Normal logo and Scanimation for the German version. | '''FX/SFX:''' Traditional animation for the Normal logo and Scanimation for the German version. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' An eerie synthesized humming sound, complete with two "whooshes" at the end. The Arena variant uses the music from the Spectrum version (''Magnum: On The Wings of Heaven'', however, uses the Spectrum version over the standard logo). The Spectrum jingle was also used for the normal version on VHS releases from Spain. | '''Music/Sounds:''' An eerie synthesized humming sound, complete with two "whooshes" at the end. The Arena variant uses the music from the Spectrum version (''Magnum: On The Wings of Heaven'', however, uses the Spectrum version over the standard logo). The Spectrum jingle was also used for the normal version on VHS releases from Spain. | ||
'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Check thrift stores or eBay for VHS releases containing this logo. It can be seen on the UK pre-cert release of ''An American Werewolf in London''. The German version can be seen on German PAL tapes such as ''The Vindicator''. This logo was seen on the Image DVD release of ''Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii'', and PolyGram DVD of ''Magnum: On The Wings of Heaven'', due to the source of the video being an old master. The logo can also be seen on a few of RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video's [[Musicvision]] tapes featuring artists under the PolyGram umbrella (including ''Rush: Through the Camera's Eye''), but other than that it hardly put in an appearance on American tapes. This logo was discontinued around the time the company merged with its [[PolyGram Music Video]] subsidiary to expand beyond music titles. | '''Availability:''' Extremely rare. | ||
* Check thrift stores or eBay for VHS releases containing this logo. | |||
* It can be seen on the UK pre-cert release of ''An American Werewolf in London''. | |||
* The German version can be seen on German PAL tapes such as ''The Vindicator''. | |||
* This logo was also seen on the Image DVD release of ''Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii'', and PolyGram DVD of ''Magnum: On The Wings of Heaven'', due to the source of the video being an old master. | |||
* The logo can also be seen on a few of RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video's [[Musicvision]] tapes featuring artists under the PolyGram umbrella (including ''Rush: Through the Camera's Eye''), but other than that it hardly put in an appearance on American tapes. | |||
* This logo was discontinued around the time the company merged with its [[PolyGram Music Video]] subsidiary to expand beyond music titles. | |||
'''Legacy:''' The music in the Spectrum variant of the logo is quite nice to listen to, and the animation is decent too. | '''Legacy:''' The music in the Spectrum variant of the logo is quite nice to listen to, and the animation is decent too. | ||