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* It | * It is seen on the UK pre-cert release of ''An American Werewolf in London''. | ||
* This logo also | * This logo is also intact on the Image DVD release of ''Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii'', and PolyGram DVD release of ''Magnum: On the Wings of Heaven'', due to the source of the video being an old master. | ||
* This logo also | * This logo is also seen on a few of RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video's [[Musicvision]] VHS releases featuring artists under the PolyGram umbrella (including ''Rush: Through the Camera's Eye''), but other than that it hardly put in an appearance on U.S. VHS releases. | ||
* This logo was discontinued around the time the company merged with its [[PolyGram Music Video]] subsidiary to expand beyond music titles. | * This logo was discontinued around the time the company merged with its [[PolyGram Music Video]] subsidiary to expand beyond music titles. | ||
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'''Audio:''' None or the [[Spectrum Video]] theme. | '''Audio:''' None or the [[Spectrum Video]] theme. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' Seen on German PAL VHS releases such as ''The Vindicator''. | ||
===3rd Logo (Denmark custom variant) (1980s)=== | ===3rd Logo (Denmark custom variant) (1980s)=== | ||
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'''Audio Variant:''' On the Spanish VHS release of ''Breeders'' (1986) (AKA: ''La Muerte Ataca New York''), three beeps are heard, followed by a sped up, muffled excerpt of "Tonight" by Boytronic. | '''Audio Variant:''' On the Spanish VHS release of ''Breeders'' (1986) (AKA: ''La Muerte Ataca New York''), three beeps are heard, followed by a sped up, muffled excerpt of "Tonight" by Boytronic. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' Seen on Danish VHS releases of Polygram Video material, and possibly in other countries.{{AvailabilityExamples}} | ||
===4th Logo (May 1991-August 3, 1993)=== | ===4th Logo (May 1991-August 3, 1993)=== | ||
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* On several LaserDisc releases, the animation shows a LaserDisc being formed instead of a VHS tape, and even gains a realistic look and sits inside of a tray. At the end, the logo forms quicker and the disc fades out earlier, the text appears all at once and aligned to the left, and a {{color|grey}} LaserDisc logo (which is the LaserVision logo with "''LASER DISC''" below it) forms next to it. The closeups then fade out slower than usual. | * On several LaserDisc releases, the animation shows a LaserDisc being formed instead of a VHS tape, and even gains a realistic look and sits inside of a tray. At the end, the logo forms quicker and the disc fades out earlier, the text appears all at once and aligned to the left, and a {{color|grey}} LaserDisc logo (which is the LaserVision logo with "''LASER DISC''" below it) forms next to it. The closeups then fade out slower than usual. | ||
* A variant, where a {{color|gold|yellow}} and {{color|blue}} version of the logo appears before its fully formed exists, which was spotted on a French VHS release of ''Cabaret''. | * A variant, where a {{color|gold|yellow}} and {{color|blue}} version of the logo appears before its fully formed exists, which was spotted on a French VHS release of ''Cabaret''. | ||
* A still version with the copyright notice below the logo reading "© POLYGRAM VIDEO 1992" also exists, which | * A still version with the copyright notice below the logo reading "© POLYGRAM VIDEO 1992" also exists, which is seen at the end of the 1992 UK VHS release of ''Newcastle United: Ten out of Ten''. | ||
'''Technique:''' CGI animation. | '''Technique:''' CGI animation. | ||
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* ''NFL Crunch Course'' and the ''Buffalo Bills 1993 Video Yearbook'' are two VHS releases that have this, along with international ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' VHS releases (though the next logo was used on the box and tape label). | * ''NFL Crunch Course'' and the ''Buffalo Bills 1993 Video Yearbook'' are two VHS releases that have this, along with international ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' VHS releases (though the next logo was used on the box and tape label). | ||
* It also | * It is also seen on PolyGram's first three known rental releases in the UK (''The Crying Game'', ''Dust Devil'', and ''Braindead''); a fourth, ''Reservoir Dogs'', [https://www.bbfc.co.uk/education/case-studies/reservoir-dogs ended up being delayed until 1995] due to the lengthy pass through the Parliament of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Bill, which was drafted in 1993 as a response to the murder of James Bulger and was designed partially as an amendment to the Video Recordings Act 1984. | ||
* 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 VHS releases 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 VHS releases 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''. | ||
* It also | * It is also seen on the 1991 Laserdisc releases of ''Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin'', ''Genesis: A History'', and the 1993 Laserdisc release of ''NFL Rocks''. | ||
* This logo also | * This logo is also seen on UK VHS releases of ''Thunderbirds'', ''Stingray'', ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons'', ''Joe 90'', ''Space: 1999'', the 1992 UK VHS release of ''The Gingerbread Man'', and the 1993 UK VHS releases of ''The Gingerbread Man: More Tales from the Kitchen'' and ''The New Magic Roundabout'', respectively, among many others. | ||
* It also | * It is also seen at the start of the 1992 UK VHS releases of the Bevanfield Films versions of ''Cinderella'' and ''The Jungle Book'', respectively. | ||
===5th Logo (July 20, 1993-1998)=== | ===5th Logo (July 20, 1993-1998)=== | ||
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* A version with "Coming Soon From" on the screen before the logo plays as normal exists, with the finished logo under it. So far, this has only been spotted on ''Posse'', ''Snow White: A Tale of Terror'', and ''Fargo'' with the black background, and on ''The Basketball Diaries'', ''The Portrait of a Lady,'' ''The Usual Suspects'' and ''Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh'' with the blue wallpaper background. | * A version with "Coming Soon From" on the screen before the logo plays as normal exists, with the finished logo under it. So far, this has only been spotted on ''Posse'', ''Snow White: A Tale of Terror'', and ''Fargo'' with the black background, and on ''The Basketball Diaries'', ''The Portrait of a Lady,'' ''The Usual Suspects'' and ''Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh'' with the blue wallpaper background. | ||
* A still version exists. | * A still version exists. | ||
* Another still version also exists where it's in mid-formation, which | * Another still version also exists where it's in mid-formation, which is seen on ''The Crayon Box''. | ||
* On the 1996 U.S. VHS release of ''The Best of NFL Follies'' and the 1995 U.S. VHS release of ''Quarterbacks on Quarterbacks'', the NFL Films logo fades in below the logo, with "NFL" either shown in white or {{color|blue}}. | * On the 1996 U.S. VHS release of ''The Best of NFL Follies'' and the 1995 U.S. VHS release of ''Quarterbacks on Quarterbacks'', the NFL Films logo fades in below the logo, with "NFL" either shown in white or {{color|blue}}. | ||
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* | * Seen on PolyGram releases from the time-period until 1998, such as ''Mr. Bean'' VHS releases, ''A Gnome Named Gnorm'', ''Gridlock'd'', ''Jason's Lyric'', ''Fargo'', ''Canadian Bacon'', ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'', ''Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh,'' ''Posse'', ''Snow White: A Tale of Terror'', ''When We Were Kings'', ''Barb Wire'', ''Home for the Holidays'', ''The Usual Suspects'' and the releases of ''The Adventures of Tintin'' and ''The Busy World of Richard Scarry'', among many others. | ||
* It also | * It is also seen on the 1995 U.S. VHS release of ''Wishbone: The Slobbery Hound''. | ||
* It also | * It is also seen on the original PolyGram DVD releases of ''Portrait of a Lady'' and ''Kalifornia'', among others. | ||
* It also | * It is also seen on mid-'90s releases of Atlantic Releasing Corporation films, including a 1995 U.S. VHS release of 1984 and a 1996 U.S. VHS release of ''Teen Wolf''. | ||
* The "priced for rental" variant appears on ''The Basketball Diaries'' and ''Fargo'', as well as PolyGram's early DVD releases. | * The "priced for rental" variant appears on ''The Basketball Diaries'' and ''Fargo'', as well as PolyGram's early DVD releases. | ||
* This logo also | * This logo is also seen on the UK VHS releases such as the 1993 UK VHS releases of ''King Kong: Director's Cut'' (1933), and ''The Beano Video'', the 1994 UK VHS releases of ''The Beano Videostars'', ''The Busy World of Richard Scarry'', ''Hurricanes: Hot Dog/Reunion In Rio'', and ''Barney in Concert'', the 1995 UK VHS releases of ''Zig & Zag: Million Quid Vid'', and ''Thunderbirds: Great Rescues'', the 1996 UK VHS releases of ''The 3 Little Pigs'', ''The Smurfs: Big Mouth's Room Mate'', ''The Smurfs: 'Tis The Season to Be Smurfy'', ''Masked Rider: Volume 1'', ''Dennis The Menace: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow'', ''Loch Ness'' (1996), and ''The Singing Kettle Christmas Party'', and the 1997 UK VHS releases of ''The Treacle People: Treacle Trouble'', ''Mr. Holland's Opus'', and ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (1996), respectively, among many others. | ||
* Sometimes, at the end of UK VHS releases such as the 1996 UK VHS release of ''The Smurfs: Big Mouth's Room Mate'', and the 1997 UK VHS release of ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (1996), among others, the logo is shown before the warning screen. | * Sometimes, at the end of UK VHS releases such as the 1996 UK VHS release of ''The Smurfs: Big Mouth's Room Mate'', and the 1997 UK VHS release of ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (1996), among others, the logo is shown before the warning screen. | ||
* Its first appearance was on ''KISS: Konfidential''. | * Its first appearance was on ''KISS: Konfidential''. | ||
* The still version | * The still version is seen on the 1997 UK VHS release of ''ReBoot'' from [[4Front Video]]. | ||
* It also makes an surprise appearance on the 1998 [[Image Entertainment|Image]]/Polygram Video Laserdisc releases of ''The Game'' and ''Bean: The Movie'' (both 1997), even though both were released the same year during the 7th logo’s lifespan. | * It also makes an surprise appearance on the 1998 [[Image Entertainment|Image]]/Polygram Video Laserdisc releases of ''The Game'' and ''Bean: The Movie'' (both 1997), even though both were released the same year during the 7th logo’s lifespan. | ||
* It's unknown if this also appears on Australian BBC VHS releases they distributed from 1993-1996. | * It's unknown if this also appears on Australian BBC VHS releases they distributed from 1993-1996. | ||
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'''Audio:''' A male announcer saying "Only from PolyGram Video." | '''Audio:''' A male announcer saying "Only from PolyGram Video." | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' Seen at the end of a PolyGram DVD promo, which appears on the very first DVD releases released from the company, one example being the 1997 DVD release of ''Ghost in the Shell'' (1995). | ||
===7th Logo (November 4, 1997-September 14, 1999)=== | ===7th Logo (November 4, 1997-September 14, 1999)=== | ||
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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* A long version of this logo exists, which is the same as its movie counterpart, aside from the text, which | * A long version of this logo exists, which is the same as its movie counterpart, aside from the text, which is seen on VHS releases in the UK and international countries. | ||
* On some promotional trailers for PolyGram releases and ''Franklin'' VHS releases from Reader's Digest, the print logo is used instead. It also has a slightly more stylized, more detailed version of the logo flanked by two wings on each side, and the font is also smaller, more spaced out, and presented in one line. The logo is also either in B&W or a solid blue. | * On some promotional trailers for PolyGram releases and ''Franklin'' VHS releases from Reader's Digest, the print logo is used instead. It also has a slightly more stylized, more detailed version of the logo flanked by two wings on each side, and the font is also smaller, more spaced out, and presented in one line. The logo is also either in B&W or a solid blue. | ||
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'''Audio:''' None. | '''Audio:''' None. | ||
'''Audio Variants:''' On the screener VHS release of ''Bean'', it uses the theme from the previous logo, and may possibly be even the first tape to use the logo. | '''Audio Variants:''' On the U.S. screener VHS release of ''Bean'', it uses the theme from the previous logo, and may possibly be even the first tape to use the logo. | ||
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* | * Seen on PolyGram releases from the time-period until 1999, such as ''Barney's Great Adventure'', ''What Dreams May Come'', ''Bean'', ''The Borrowers'', ''The Game'', ''Kansas'', ''The Land Girls'', ''Cats'', ''Very Bad Things'', ''The Last Days of Disco'', ''The Proposition'', ''Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'', ''Clay Pigeons'', ''Elizabeth'', U.S. VHS releases of ''Noddy's Toyland Adventures'', and ''The Big Lebowski'', among others. | ||
* It also | * It is also seen on reissued VHS releases of ''Troll 2'', ''The Graduate'', ''Misery'', ''Needful Things'', ''Platoon'', ''Escape from New York'', ''Howling 2'', ''The Curse'', ''The Sure Thing'', and ''The Producers'', among others. | ||
* It also | * It is also seen on the original DVD releases of ''Ghost in the Shell'', ''Mr. Saturday Night'', ''Return to Paradise'', ''What Dreams May Come'', ''Malice'', ''Needful Things'', and ''Misery'', as well as the first DVD releases from Palm Pictures and Manga Entertainment. | ||
* The long animated variant | * The long animated variant is seen on the European VHS release of ''The Real Macaw'', the 1998 UK retail VHS releases of ''The Borrowers'' and ''Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie'' (both 1997), the 1998 UK VHS release of ''The Ultimate Comedy Collection'', the 1998 Japanese VHS release of ''Super Mobile Legend DinaGiga'', the 1999 UK VHS release of ''The Complete Bagpuss'', and Disc 1 of the 1999 Japanese DVD release of ''Magic Knight Rayearth'', respectively, among many others. | ||
* This logo also | * This logo is also seen on the ''1998 World Series'' VHS release, as well as the ''1999 San Antonio Spurs NBA Championship Video''. | ||
* Like the fifth logo, sometimes, at the end of UK VHS releases, the logo is shown before the warning screen. | * Like the fifth logo, sometimes, at the end of UK VHS releases, the logo is shown before the warning screen. | ||
* The short version of this logo originated on PAL videotape; however, a PAL format version has yet to surface. | * The short version of this logo originated on PAL videotape; however, a PAL format version has yet to surface. | ||