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{{PageCredits|description=V of Doom and Mr. Logo|capture=ThatLogoDude, LogoMaxEntertainment | {{PageCredits|description=V of Doom and Mr. Logo|capture=ThatLogoDude, LogoMaxEntertainment and deanstewartrumsey|video=DudeThatLogo and osdatabase}} | ||
===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''A&M Video''' was the home entertainment arm of A&M Records, currently a subsidiary of | '''A&M Video''' was the home entertainment arm of A&M Records, currently a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. The division was dismantled in 1996, 2 years before A&M itself met its demise and was merged into the Interscope Geffen A&M group. In 2007, the company was relaunched when Sony's Octone Records subsidiary was renamed A&M/Octone Records, before being absorbed by Interscope Records in 2014. | ||
===(1984-1996)=== | ===(1984-1996)=== | ||
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'''Nicknames:''' "The Snapshot", "The Flying A&M Logo", "The Film" | '''Nicknames:''' "The Snapshot", "The Flying A&M Logo", "The Film" | ||
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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*A black-and-white variant was sometimes used. | *A black-and-white variant was sometimes used. | ||
* There were filmed and videotaped variants. | *There were filmed and videotaped variants. | ||
*A short version exists where it skips over the "snapshot" part. | *A short version exists where it skips over the "snapshot" part. | ||
*The logo may fade out as soon as it stops zooming in the first time. | *The logo may fade out as soon as it stops zooming in the first time. | ||
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'''Music/Sound/Voiceover Variants:''' | '''Music/Sound/Voiceover Variants:''' | ||
* On ''Lamb Chop'' videos, we hear two reverse cymbals, followed by Lamb Chop saying: "What's that? Oh, it's A and M, 'AM'. That is 'AM'.". Shari Lewis says, "That is A&M.". Lamb Chop replies with "That AM A&M.". Shari laughs and says, "That AM A&M Video!". | *On ''Lamb Chop'' videos, we hear two reverse cymbals, followed by Lamb Chop saying: "What's that? Oh, it's A and M, 'AM'. That is 'AM'.". Shari Lewis says, "That is A&M.". Lamb Chop replies with "That AM A&M.". Shari laughs and says, "That AM A&M Video!". | ||
* On some tapes, you can hear a "whoosh" sound followed by a synth-bass pound, another "whoosh", then a synth "twinkle" sound, also used in the KVC Home Video logo. | *On some tapes, you can hear a "whoosh" sound followed by a synth-bass pound, another "whoosh", then a synth "twinkle" sound, also used in the [[KVC Home Video]] logo. | ||
* On the 1984 Betamax of ''Styx: Caught in the Act'', it had a crowd cheering over the logo. | *On the 1984 Betamax of ''Styx: Caught in the Act'', it had a crowd cheering over the logo. | ||
'''Availability:''' Very rare. This logo was seen on releases such as Raffi concert videos (e.g. ''Raffi in Concert with the Rise & Shine Band''), ''Sharon, Lois, & Bram's Elephant Show'' videos, and the ''Lamb Chop'' videos. | '''Availability:''' Very rare. This logo was seen on releases such as Raffi concert videos (e.g. ''Raffi in Concert with the Rise & Shine Band''), ''Sharon, Lois, & Bram's Elephant Show'' videos, and the ''Lamb Chop'' videos. | ||
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[[Category:Home entertainment logos]] | [[Category:Home entertainment logos]] | ||
[[Category:American home entertainment logos]] | [[Category:American home entertainment logos]] | ||
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