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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''The Nostalgia Merchant''' is a home entertainment company founded in February 1977 by record producer Snuff Garrett. From early-to-mid 1980s, it was a division of [[Media Home Entertainment]]. They | '''The Nostalgia Merchant''' is a home entertainment company founded in February 1977 by record producer Snuff Garrett. From early-to-mid 1980s, it was a division of [[Media Home Entertainment]]. They specialized in selling videos of vintage films and television programs. The company was later revived as a bootleg outfit. | ||
===1st Logo (1977-1982)=== | ===1st Logo (1977-1982)=== | ||
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'''Availability:''' Rather hard to find, as Nostalgia Merchant tapes have been out of print for a while now and was used in tandem with the 1st logo, it also replaces the 1st logo on some mid-'80s reprints of their catalogue including ''Pardon Us'', ''Citizen Kane'', and the 1933 version of ''King Kong''. | '''Availability:''' Rather hard to find, as Nostalgia Merchant tapes have been out of print for a while now and was used in tandem with the 1st logo, it also replaces the 1st logo on some mid-'80s reprints of their catalogue including ''Pardon Us'', ''Citizen Kane'', and the 1933 version of ''King Kong''. | ||
===3rd Logo (1986-1988)=== | ===3rd Logo (1986-1988)=== | ||
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'''Availability:''' Rare. Can be found on their releases of the time, most notably the Laurel and Hardy shorts. | '''Availability:''' Rare. Can be found on their releases of the time, most notably the Laurel and Hardy shorts. | ||
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[[Category:American home entertainment logos]] | [[Category:American home entertainment logos]] | ||
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