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→1st Logo (November 1977-September 1982): I believe the spelling as "dupe" was deliberate, being used in the sense that the quality is objectively, if not noticeably, inferior to the original source.
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imported>IlCattivo25 (→1st Logo (November 1977-September 1982): I believe the spelling as "dupe" was deliberate, being used in the sense that the quality is objectively, if not noticeably, inferior to the original source.) |
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* Some later prints of releases with the Magnetic Video logo, such as ''Von Ryan's Express'', ''Notorious'', ''Young Frankenstein'' and ''High Anxiety'', may have CBS/Fox Video labels, but those are usually in the original Magnetic Video packaging, with a video release year of 1980 on the slipcover. | * Some later prints of releases with the Magnetic Video logo, such as ''Von Ryan's Express'', ''Notorious'', ''Young Frankenstein'' and ''High Anxiety'', may have CBS/Fox Video labels, but those are usually in the original Magnetic Video packaging, with a video release year of 1980 on the slipcover. | ||
* Occasionally, as seen on a 1985 pressing of ''Von Ryan's Express'' and a 1984 pressing of ''Take the Money and Run'', an earlier Magnetic Video voiceover may be plastered with its post-1980 ("...special video presentation") counterpart on later prints; also, most films featuring Elvis Presley were reprinted starting in early 1979 with the old Viacom voiceover plastered with the "...major motion picture on videocassette" variant thereof, which would make its first new-release appearance a few months later on ''The African Queen''. | * Occasionally, as seen on a 1985 pressing of ''Von Ryan's Express'' and a 1984 pressing of ''Take the Money and Run'', an earlier Magnetic Video voiceover may be plastered with its post-1980 ("...special video presentation") counterpart on later prints; also, most films featuring Elvis Presley were reprinted starting in early 1979 with the old Viacom voiceover plastered with the "...major motion picture on videocassette" variant thereof, which would make its first new-release appearance a few months later on ''The African Queen''. | ||
* This reappeared on the 1989 CBS/Fox laser videodisc release of ''9 to 5'', which is reported to be a | * This reappeared on the 1989 CBS/Fox laser videodisc release of ''9 to 5'', which is reported to be a dupe from the original 1981 master. | ||
'''Legacy:''' This is well known among the logo community for being one of the very first home video logos. | '''Legacy:''' This is well known among the logo community for being one of the very first home video logos. | ||