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→3rd Logo (May 1991-August 3, 1993): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c7ySktEIzY
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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*On several LaserDisc releases, the animation shows a LaserDisc being drawn instead of a video tape, and at the end, the words are shifted to the left, appear all at once, and a small gray LaserDisc logo (which looks like the LaserVision logo) appears next to them. | * On several LaserDisc releases, the animation shows a LaserDisc being drawn instead of a video tape, and at the end, the words are shifted to the left, appear all at once, and a small gray LaserDisc logo (which looks like the LaserVision logo) appears next to them. | ||
*A yellow/blue variant was spotted on a French VHS of ''Cabaret''. | * A yellow/blue variant was spotted on a French VHS of ''Cabaret''. | ||
* A still version with the copyright notice saying "(C) POLYGRAM VIDEO 1992" was seen on a 1992 UK VHS release titled ''Newcastle United: Ten out of Ten". | |||
'''FX/SFX:''' The tape being assembled, and the "shadows" on the background. Very nice and modern graphics, especially for the 1990s. | '''FX/SFX:''' The tape being assembled, and the "shadows" on the background. Very nice and modern graphics, especially for the 1990s. | ||
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'''Availability:''' Very rare. | '''Availability:''' Very rare. | ||
*''NFL Crunch Course'' and the ''Buffalo Bills 1993 Video Yearbook'' are 2 tapes that have this, along with international ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' tapes (though the next logo was used on the box and tape label). | * ''NFL Crunch Course'' and the ''Buffalo Bills 1993 Video Yearbook'' are 2 tapes that have this, along with international ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' tapes (though the next logo was used on the box and tape label). | ||
*Also seen on PolyGram's first 4 UK rental releases - the 3 known ones are ''The Crying Game'', ''Dust Devil'', and ''Braindead''. | * Also seen on PolyGram's first 4 UK rental releases - the 3 known ones are ''The Crying Game'', ''Dust Devil'', and ''Braindead''. | ||
*Its first appearance was on a trailer tape for PolyGram's June 1991 releases, and its last appearance was on a series of pre-season NFL videos from 1993, including ''100 Greatest Touchdowns''. | * Its first appearance was on a trailer tape for PolyGram's June 1991 releases, and its last appearance was on a series of pre-season NFL videos from 1993, including ''100 Greatest Touchdowns''. | ||
*This also plasters the [[PolyGram Music Video]] logo on later prints of ''The Moody Blues: Legend of a Band''. | * This also plasters the [[PolyGram Music Video]] logo on later prints of ''The Moody Blues: Legend of a Band''. | ||
*Also appears on 1991 Laserdisc releases of ''Two Rooms: Celebrating The Songs Of Elton John & Bernie Taupin'', ''Genesis: A History'', and the 1993 Laserdisc of ''NFL Rocks''. | * Also appears on 1991 Laserdisc releases of ''Two Rooms: Celebrating The Songs Of Elton John & Bernie Taupin'', ''Genesis: A History'', and the 1993 Laserdisc of ''NFL Rocks''. | ||
*This logo also appears on UK VHS releases of ''Thunderbirds'', ''Stingray'', ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons'', ''Joe 90'' and ''Space: 1999'', among others. | * This logo also appears on UK VHS releases of ''Thunderbirds'', ''Stingray'', ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons'', ''Joe 90'' and ''Space: 1999'', among others. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' It's a cool logo, and certainly much more interesting than the next logo. | '''Editor's Note:''' It's a cool logo, and certainly much more interesting than the next logo. | ||