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*On the <u>current print of ''The Adventures of Gerard''</u>, it uses the last half of the 1982 fanfare, due to a sloppy reverse plaster, but it actually fits this logo quite nicely. | *On the <u>current print of ''The Adventures of Gerard''</u>, it uses the last half of the 1982 fanfare, due to a sloppy reverse plaster, but it actually fits this logo quite nicely. | ||
*On the <u>Arrow Video Blu-ray release of ''Pulp'' (1972)</u>, the standard 1968 version is accompanied with the 1994 fanfare from the 12th logo. This oddity was due to a sloppy reverse plaster job that likely resulted from Arrow reusing the audio source from MGM's previous SD master (being the MGM DVD releases had the 1994 logo) with the new 2K scan featuring this logo intact (as well as the vintage BBFC card). | *On the <u>Arrow Video Blu-ray release of ''Pulp'' (1972)</u>, the standard 1968 version is accompanied with the 1994 fanfare from the 12th logo. This oddity was due to a sloppy reverse plaster job that likely resulted from Arrow reusing the audio source from MGM's previous SD master (being the MGM DVD releases had the 1994 logo) with the new 2K scan featuring this logo intact (as well as the vintage BBFC card). | ||
*On the <u>2021 Kino Lorber Blu-ray release of ''Bring me the Head of Alfredo Garcia''</u> (second pressing only, which uses Arrow's 2017 4k remaster), this logo uses the 2000 music from the 13th and 14th logos, respectively, due to a sloppy reverse plastering error (Arrow's 2017 UK Blu-ray release is silent as it should be). | *On the <u>2021 Kino Lorber Blu-ray release of ''Bring me the Head of Alfredo Garcia''</u> (second pressing only, which uses Arrow's 2017 4k remaster), this logo uses the 2000 music from the 13th and 14th logos, respectively, due to a sloppy reverse plastering error (Arrow's 2017 UK Blu-ray release is silent as it should be). The first pressing of the 2021 Kino Lorber Blu-ray releases uses the older MGM HD master with the 2001 MGM URL variant and the 14th UA logo. | ||
'''Availability:''' Seen on films and animated shorts by the company from the time-period until 1976. | '''Availability:''' Seen on films and animated shorts by the company from the time-period until 1976. | ||
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*The version with the fanfare was mainly seen on original prints of ''Pink Panther'' shorts and various DePatie-Freleng Enterprises cartoons of the time, co-produced with Mirisch/UA. | *The version with the fanfare was mainly seen on original prints of ''Pink Panther'' shorts and various DePatie-Freleng Enterprises cartoons of the time, co-produced with Mirisch/UA. | ||
*It has also recently resurfaced on the first ''Blue Racer'' and ''Hoot Kloot'' shorts, as well as on all ''The Dogfather'' shorts on the Kino Lorber DVD and Blu-ray releases. | *It has also recently resurfaced on the first ''Blue Racer'' and ''Hoot Kloot'' shorts, as well as on all ''The Dogfather'' shorts on the Kino Lorber DVD and Blu-ray releases. | ||
**It also makes a surprise appearance on the Magnetic Video Corporation Laserdisc release of ''Carrie'' ( | **It also makes a surprise appearance on the Magnetic Video Corporation Laserdisc release of ''Carrie'' (plastering the 7th logo). | ||
*It also makes appearances on the 1998 VHS release of ''Mr. Majestyk'' (after the 1994 logo), an Australian airing of ''The Last Escape'' (after the 1987 logo), and the Digiview DVD release of ''The World of Hans Christian Andersen''. | *It also makes appearances on the 1998 VHS release of ''Mr. Majestyk'' (after the 1994 logo), an Australian airing of ''The Last Escape'' (after the 1987 logo), and the Digiview DVD release of ''The World of Hans Christian Andersen''. | ||
*The ''Fiddler on the Roof'' variant was seen on early television broadcasts, and is also intact on the 1981 RCA CED release (Magnetic Video Corporation's version was released later that same year, and by that time, Transamerica no longer owned United Artists; early copies thereof may retain this variant, though). | *The ''Fiddler on the Roof'' variant was seen on early television broadcasts, and is also intact on the 1981 RCA CED release (Magnetic Video Corporation's version was released later that same year, and by that time, Transamerica no longer owned United Artists; early copies thereof may retain this variant, though). | ||
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*This logo may appear on some United Artists films on VHS and Betamax releases from VidAmerica in the United States, or from Intervision Video in the UK (some notable releases from both the companies include ''Coming Home'', ''Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)'', ''The Fountainhead'', ''The Great Escape'', ''Hair'', ''Lenny'', ''Some Like it Hot'', and ''White Heat''). | *This logo may appear on some United Artists films on VHS and Betamax releases from VidAmerica in the United States, or from Intervision Video in the UK (some notable releases from both the companies include ''Coming Home'', ''Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)'', ''The Fountainhead'', ''The Great Escape'', ''Hair'', ''Lenny'', ''Some Like it Hot'', and ''White Heat''). | ||
*On reissued UA trailers, the MGM/UA Distribution Co. print logo would often plaster the still UA logo. | *On reissued UA trailers, the MGM/UA Distribution Co. print logo would often plaster the still UA logo. | ||
*It also makes Blu-ray reappearances on the MGM release of ''Sleeper'', the Kino Lorber releases of ''Cops and Robbers'' and ''Busting'', the Arrow Video releases of ''Pulp'' and ''Bring me the Head of Alfredo Garcia'' (including the second pressing of the 2021 Kino Lorber Blu-ray release), the Criterion Collection Blu-ray release of ''Midnight Cowboy'', the Scream Factory release of ''What's the Matter With Helen?'', and the UK BFI Blu-ray release of ''Women in Love'' (the Criterion Collection release of the latter | *It also makes Blu-ray reappearances on the MGM release of ''Sleeper'', the Kino Lorber releases of ''Cops and Robbers'' and ''Busting'', the Arrow Video releases of ''Pulp'' and ''Bring me the Head of Alfredo Garcia'' (including the second pressing of the 2021 Kino Lorber Blu-ray release), the Criterion Collection Blu-ray release of ''Midnight Cowboy'', the Scream Factory release of ''What's the Matter With Helen?'', and the UK BFI Blu-ray release of ''Women in Love'' (the Criterion Collection release of the latter has the current UA logo in its place after the 2012 MGM logo). | ||
*It may also appear on Cartrivision releases of UA and AAP features, including ''The Jazz Singer''. | *It may also appear on Cartrivision releases of UA and AAP features, including ''The Jazz Singer''. | ||
*This logo was also seen on the U.S. theatrical version of ''That’s the Way of the World'' (a Bryanston Pictures production they later got distribution rights back to). | *This logo was also seen on the U.S. theatrical version of ''That’s the Way of the World'' (a Bryanston Pictures production they later got distribution rights back to). | ||
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*It is also preserved on trailers on the iTunes movie store. | *It is also preserved on trailers on the iTunes movie store. | ||
*It is also preserved on the original [[Magnetic Video Corporation]] release of ''The Jazz Singer'', followed by the 1923 [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] logo. | *It is also preserved on the original [[Magnetic Video Corporation]] release of ''The Jazz Singer'', followed by the 1923 [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] logo. | ||
**The black and white variant is also preserved on the RCA CED and Magnetic Video Corporation VHS, Betamax and Laserdisc releases of ''Raging Bull'', as well as the Blu-ray release and Netflix viewings of ''Stardust Memories'' ( | **The black and white variant is also preserved on the RCA CED and Magnetic Video Corporation VHS, Betamax and Laserdisc releases of ''Raging Bull'', as well as the Blu-ray release and Netflix viewings of ''Stardust Memories'' (after the 2001 variant of the 1986 MGM logo and 2001 UA "Swoosh" logo). | ||
*It is also preserved on the Magnetic releases of ''The Black Stallion'', ''Annie Hall'', and ''La Cage Aux Folles''. | *It is also preserved on the Magnetic releases of ''The Black Stallion'', ''Annie Hall'', and ''La Cage Aux Folles''. | ||
**It is also preserved on the international prints of ''Piranha'', which is preserved on the Region 2 DVD release after the 1994 logo. | **It is also preserved on the international prints of ''Piranha'', which is preserved on the Region 2 DVD release after the 1994 logo. | ||