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|red|red}} stars lined up underneath the name.
|red|red}} stars lined up underneath the name.


'''Technique:''' Unknown, as the recording this comes from cuts most of the logo off, meaning we only get to see the very end portion of the logo.
'''Technique:''' Unknown, possibly none.


'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme of the movie.
'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme of the movie.


'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Was seen on the 1980 ABC TV movie ''Mysteries of the Sea'', which is very hard to come by as it seems to not have been reran in years and the recording that's available may be from the only airing the film had.
'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Was seen on the 1980 ABC TV movie ''Mysteries of the Sea'', which is very hard to come by as it seems to not have been reran in years and the recording that's available may be from the only airing the film had.
'''Legacy:''' A rare PolyGram logo that predates the 2nd one and was uncovered recently. It also looks to be the inspiration for the 1982-1991 [[PolyGram Video]] logo.


===2nd Logo (April 4, 1981-April 14, 1982)===
===2nd Logo (April 4, 1981-April 14, 1982)===
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* On ''An American Werewolf in London'', the logo cuts to black instead of fading to black at the end.
* On ''An American Werewolf in London'', the logo cuts to black instead of fading to black at the end.


'''Technique:''' The stars forming the name are Scanimate effects.
'''Technique:''' Scanimate effects.


'''Music/Sounds:''' Usually none or the opening theme of the film.
'''Music/Sounds:''' Usually none or the opening theme of the film.
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* On ''The Price of Love'', the text "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" is shown above the logo.
* On ''The Price of Love'', the text "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" is shown above the logo.


'''Technique:''' The "drawing red line" effect.
'''Technique:''' Motion-controlled computer animation.


'''Music/Sounds:''' Usually none or the opening theme of the film.
'''Music/Sounds:''' Usually none or the opening theme of the film.
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|goldenrod|dark yellow}} tint.
|goldenrod|dark yellow}} tint.


'''Technique:''' The winged man moving and the letters appearing.
'''Technique:''' CGI animation.


'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the opening theme of the film.
'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the opening theme of the film.
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* One of few films, if not the only one, to retain this on all current prints is ''Barney's Great Adventure: The Movie'', where it's sometimes preceded by the 1997 Universal logo, especially since 2014 when Mattel (a Universal partner) acquired the HiT Entertainment library.
* One of few films, if not the only one, to retain this on all current prints is ''Barney's Great Adventure: The Movie'', where it's sometimes preceded by the 1997 Universal logo, especially since 2014 when Mattel (a Universal partner) acquired the HiT Entertainment library.
* Don't expect to see this on American prints of ''Spice World: The Movie'' (which was released in the US by [[Columbia Pictures]] though PolyGram released it in the UK).
* Don't expect to see this on American prints of ''Spice World: The Movie'' (which was released in the US by [[Columbia Pictures]] though PolyGram released it in the UK).
'''Legacy:''' Some  perceive the winged man to be based off of Icarus, the man from the Greek fable who constructed a set of wax wings and tried to fly to the sun before falling in the sea. However, considering the origins of the logo, it's possible that it wasn't supposed to be representative of Icarus.


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