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I've got a Roadshow Home Video title with the second logo that dates to October 1985, so I believe they changed their logo during the month of October 1985.
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* There would be just "Roadshow" and no "HOME VIDEO", announcer, or "SNEAK PREVIEWS". | * There would be just "Roadshow" and no "HOME VIDEO", announcer, or "SNEAK PREVIEWS". | ||
* There would be no announcer or "SNEAK PREVIEWS". | * There would be no announcer or "SNEAK PREVIEWS". | ||
* On very early tapes, such as ''The Fifth Musketeer'' and the very first release of ''Mad Max'' | * On very early tapes, such as ''The Fifth Musketeer'' and the very first release of ''Mad Max'', a combo of variant 2 and the Roadshow Films logo plays. "HOME VIDEO" is in <span style="color:#FF0000">red</span> (like variant 2), then the Roadshow Films logo's animation plays ("Roadshow" reverses on to Australia, "The Australian Company" appears), and "HOME VIDEO" zooms out. After an introductory scroll, the opening animation is repeated, but it freeze-frames when the Australia hits the usual position. "SNEAK PREVIEWS FROM OUR CATALOGUE" in red zooms out just as the freeze frame begins, and later, it zooms out. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' Same as the theatrical logo, but with "HOME VIDEO" zooming out. | '''FX/SFX:''' Same as the theatrical logo, but with "HOME VIDEO" zooming out. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' A variant of the yellow text version had no announcer (much like the version with the red text), this is only known to have appeared on the original 1982 VHS & Betamax release of ''Gallipoli''. | '''Music/Sounds Variant:''' A variant of the yellow text version had no announcer (much like the version with the red text), this is only known to have appeared on the original 1982 VHS & Betamax release of ''Gallipoli''. | ||
'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on Australian VHS & Betamax tapes in the early '80s, including ''First Blood'', ''Mad Max'', ''Gallipoli'', ''Alvin Purple'', ''An American Werewolf In London'', ''Far East'', ''Mr. Mom'', and ''Cujo''; it was also seen on early [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Walt Disney Home Video]] releases they distributed beginning in 1985. The very first Roadshow Home Video releases were ''Mad Max'', ''Atlantic City'', ''Insatiable'', ''Sex World'', ''King of the Mountain'', ''Montenegro'', ''A Change of Seasons'', ''The Never Dead'' (aka ''Phantasm''), ''Little Lord Fauntleroy'', ''Endless Love'', and ''Scanners'' (very likely the first title released by Roadshow Home Video). Tapes with this logo are not easy to find nowadays (usually on such covers the "Roadshow" text is in the same font as this logo, with "Home Video" and "Presents" underneath it), so check eBay Australia or your local second hand stores for tapes with this logo. Titles released under the Roadshow Vibrant Video label should also have this logo, despite the different logo on the cover. One of the last tapes to use this logo was ''The Mean Season''. | '''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on Australian VHS & Betamax tapes in the early '80s, including ''First Blood'', ''Mad Max'', ''Gallipoli'', ''Alvin Purple'', ''An American Werewolf In London'', ''Halloween II'' ''Far East'', ''Mr. Mom'', and ''Cujo''; it was also seen on early [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Walt Disney Home Video]] releases they distributed beginning in 1985. The very first Roadshow Home Video releases were ''Mad Max'', ''Atlantic City'', ''Insatiable'', ''Sex World'', ''King of the Mountain'', ''Montenegro'', ''A Change of Seasons'', ''The Never Dead'' (aka ''Phantasm''), ''Little Lord Fauntleroy'', ''Endless Love'', and ''Scanners'' (very likely the first title released by Roadshow Home Video). Tapes with this logo are not easy to find nowadays (usually on such covers the "Roadshow" text is in the same font as this logo, with "Home Video" and "Presents" underneath it), so check eBay Australia or your local second hand stores for tapes with this logo. Titles released under the Roadshow Vibrant Video label should also have this logo, despite the different logo on the cover. One of the last tapes to use this logo was ''The Mean Season''. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' The effects on the logo haven't aged well and there isn't much in the way of originality, but it has a nice warm welcoming feel to it and is a likely a favorite among Aussie video collectors. | '''Editor's Note:''' The effects on the logo haven't aged well and there isn't much in the way of originality, but it has a nice warm welcoming feel to it and is a likely a favorite among Aussie video collectors. | ||
=== 2nd Logo ( | === 2nd Logo (October 1985-1993) === | ||
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