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===(November 1977-January 1982)=== | ===(November 1977-January 1982)=== | ||
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'''Nicknames:''' "The M-Circle," "Mirrored M-Circle" | '''Nicknames:''' "The M-Circle," "Mirrored M-Circle" | ||
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'''Availability:''' Ultra rare. Magnetic Video's releases have been out of print since the mid-1980s. Can be found at used video stores, pawn shops, flea markets, thrift stores and even eBay. Titles with this logo include ''M*A*S*H'', ''The Longest Day'', ''Last Tango in Paris'', ''Escape to Athena'', ''The Magnificent Seven'', ''The Muppet Movie'', ''Kotch'', ''Patton'', ''Let It Be'', ''All Quiet on the Western Front'' (1979 television version), ''The Making of Star Wars'', ''The Cassandra Crossing'', ''The Seduction of Mimi'', ''Conversation Piece'', ''All Screwed Up'', ''Sympathy for the Devil'', ''The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly'', ''They Call Me Trinity'', ''King Creole'', ''Last Train from Gun Hill'', ''Carnal Knowledge'', ''Deadly Hero'', ''The Graduate'', the ''Greatest Sports Legends'' series, ''City Lights'', ''The Great Dictator'', ''The Gold Rush'', ''A Woman of Paris'', ''Dot and the Kangaroo'', ''Mad Monster Party'', ''A Touch of Class'', ''The Jazz Singer'', ''Casablanca'', ''The Boston Strangler'', ''Hello Dolly!'', ''Alien'', and ''At Long Last Love''. The variant without the voiceover can be seen on ''The Sensuous Nurse'', ''The Man with the Golden Arm'', and ''The Moon Is Blue'', and debuted on ''Promise at Dawn''. The last releases to use this logo were the earliest 20th Century-Fox Video releases, including ''Bedazzled'', ''Caveman'', ''Chu Chu and the Philly Flash'', ''Dr. No'', ''Eyewitness'', ''A Fistful of Dollars'', ''The Great Muppet Caper'', ''History of the World Part I'', ''Sergeant York'' and ''Stardust Memories''. In order to fit the whole feature on a single tape, this does not appear on their release of ''Monsieur Verdoux'' (a portion of the opening credits is also missing on the same release). | '''Availability:''' Ultra rare. Magnetic Video's releases have been out of print since the mid-1980s. Can be found at used video stores, pawn shops, flea markets, thrift stores and even eBay. Titles with this logo include ''M*A*S*H'', ''The Longest Day'', ''Last Tango in Paris'', ''Escape to Athena'', ''The Magnificent Seven'', ''The Muppet Movie'', ''Kotch'', ''Patton'', ''Let It Be'', ''All Quiet on the Western Front'' (1979 television version), ''The Making of Star Wars'', ''The Cassandra Crossing'', ''The Seduction of Mimi'', ''Conversation Piece'', ''All Screwed Up'', ''Sympathy for the Devil'', ''The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly'', ''They Call Me Trinity'', ''King Creole'', ''Last Train from Gun Hill'', ''Carnal Knowledge'', ''Deadly Hero'', ''The Graduate'', the ''Greatest Sports Legends'' series, ''City Lights'', ''The Great Dictator'', ''The Gold Rush'', ''A Woman of Paris'', ''Dot and the Kangaroo'', ''Mad Monster Party'', ''A Touch of Class'', ''The Jazz Singer'', ''Casablanca'', ''The Boston Strangler'', ''Hello Dolly!'', ''Alien'', and ''At Long Last Love''. The variant without the voiceover can be seen on ''The Sensuous Nurse'', ''The Man with the Golden Arm'', and ''The Moon Is Blue'', and debuted on ''Promise at Dawn''. The last releases to use this logo were the earliest 20th Century-Fox Video releases, including ''Bedazzled'', ''Caveman'', ''Chu Chu and the Philly Flash'', ''Dr. No'', ''Eyewitness'', ''A Fistful of Dollars'', ''The Great Muppet Caper'', ''History of the World Part I'', ''Sergeant York'' and ''Stardust Memories''. In order to fit the whole feature on a single tape, this does not appear on their release of ''Monsieur Verdoux'' (a portion of the opening credits is also missing on the same release). | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' | '''Editor's Note:''' This is the very first home video logo. While the animation is primitive, the music is relaxing. | ||
[[Category:Home Entertainment Logos]] | [[Category:Home Entertainment Logos]] | ||
[[Category:20th Century Studios]] | [[Category:20th Century Studios]] | ||