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'''Audio Variant:''' On the Laserdisc release of ''Tribute'', the 1980 Time-Life Video music is heard, due to sloppy plastering. | '''Audio Variant:''' On the Laserdisc release of ''Tribute'', the 1980 Time-Life Video music is heard, due to sloppy plastering. | ||
'''Availability:''' It was a placeholder logo and | '''Availability:''' It was a placeholder logo and appears on Vestron VHS, Betamax, and some Laserdisc releases of the era. | ||
* Such releases were ''The Changeling'', ''Rodan'', ''Good Guys Wear Black'', ''The Last Chase'', ''The Silent Partner'', ''The Greatest Adventure'', ''The Cannonball Run'', ''Nothing Personal'', ''Go Tell the Spartans'', and ''Godzilla, King of the Monsters''. | * Such releases were ''The Changeling'', ''Rodan'', ''Good Guys Wear Black'', ''The Last Chase'', ''The Silent Partner'', ''The Greatest Adventure'', ''The Cannonball Run'', ''Nothing Personal'', ''Go Tell the Spartans'', and ''Godzilla, King of the Monsters''. | ||
* | * It also appears on some late 1980s reissues of their releases, including ''Fort Apache: The Bronx'', among others. | ||
* This also appears on the Laserdisc editions of some of their earliest releases, including ''The Private Eyes'', even after the next logo was introduced. | * This also appears on the Laserdisc editions of some of their earliest releases, including ''The Private Eyes'', even after the next logo was introduced. | ||
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'''Audio Variants:''' | '''Audio Variants:''' | ||
* On some of their earliest | * On some of their earliest VHS releases, there are no sound effects and the music has a slightly vibrato effect to it. This is commonly seen with the copyright variant, but it has also been seen without the copyright at some point. | ||
* On some VHS releases in Australia, a different synthesized theme, "Videospots 4" by Harry Forbes from the Parry Music Library, is heard with added synth sound effects which are quieter than the original ones. This fanfare was the same one that was used on the [[United Film Distribution Company]] logo. | * On some VHS releases in Australia, a different synthesized theme, "Videospots 4" by Harry Forbes from the Parry Music Library, is heard with added synth sound effects which are quieter than the original ones. This fanfare was also the same one that was used on the [[United Film Distribution Company]] logo. | ||
* Some hi-fi stereo releases from toward the end of the logo's life use a heavily reverberated version of the fanfare, which is also rechanneled. | * Some hi-fi stereo releases from toward the end of the logo's life use a heavily reverberated version of the fanfare, which is also rechanneled. | ||
* A silent version also exists. | * A silent version also exists. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' Appears on Vestron video releases of the time. | ||
* It's first appearance, and only appearance during 1982 so far, was on the ''How to Beat Home Video Games'' series of tapes. It was more widely distributed starting in 1983. | * It's first appearance, and only appearance during 1982 so far, was on the ''How to Beat Home Video Games'' series of tapes. It was more widely distributed starting in 1983. | ||
* Notable releases include ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Lord of the Rings'', ''Harry and Son'', ''Trancers'', ''The Purple Rose of Cairo'', ''Ghoulies'', ''Mad Max'', ''The Devil's Gift'', ''Interface'', ''Lifeforce'', ''Burial Ground'', ''Curtains'', ''Amityville 3-D'', ''The House by the Cemetery'', ''Endless Love'', ''Re-Animator'', ''The House on Sorority Row'', ''The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane'', ''Mutant'', ''Class of 1984'', ''Spaceship, Yellowbeard'', ''How to Beat Home Video Games'', ''Mr. Mom'', ''The Care Bears Movie'', ''An American Werewolf in London'', ''For the Love of Benji'', and ''Class''. | * Notable releases include ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Lord of the Rings'', ''Harry and Son'', ''Trancers'', ''The Purple Rose of Cairo'', ''Ghoulies'', ''Mad Max'', ''The Devil's Gift'', ''Interface'', ''Lifeforce'', ''Burial Ground'', ''Curtains'', ''Amityville 3-D'', ''The House by the Cemetery'', ''Endless Love'', ''Re-Animator'', ''The House on Sorority Row'', ''The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane'', ''Mutant'', ''Class of 1984'', ''Spaceship, Yellowbeard'', ''How to Beat Home Video Games'', ''Mr. Mom'', ''The Care Bears Movie'', ''An American Werewolf in London'', ''For the Love of Benji'', and ''Class''. | ||
* Outside of the U.S., this | * Outside of the U.S., this appears on all [[Vestron Video International]] VHS releases that were made prior to 1987. | ||
* Also seen on a [[Showtime Networks|Showtime]] airing of ''The Company of Wolves'' back in 2010. | * Also seen on a [[Showtime Networks|Showtime]] airing of ''The Company of Wolves'' back in 2010. | ||
* The first VHS release of ''Mr. Mom'' | * The first VHS release of ''Mr. Mom'' has this logo, but is missing when Vestron later reprinted it. | ||
* On some early releases with the Vestron "Red V-Ball" on the box and label, like early National Geographic releases (including the Laserdisc of ''Man: The Incredible Machine''), this may appear. | * On some early releases with the Vestron "Red V-Ball" on the box and label, like early National Geographic releases (including the Laserdisc of ''Man: The Incredible Machine''), this may appear. | ||
* The copyright variant appears on the aforementioned ''How to Beat Home Video Games'' series, with the first volume having the first copyright stamp and no sound effects, while the second and third have the second copyright stamp and sound effects. | * The copyright variant appears on the aforementioned ''How to Beat Home Video Games'' series, with the first volume having the first copyright stamp and no sound effects, while the second and third have the second copyright stamp and sound effects. | ||
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* The silent version is also rare. | * The silent version is also rare. | ||
* This also makes appearances on the Lionsgate DVD release of ''Irreconcilable Differences'', the [[Full Moon Features|Full Moon]]/[[Echo Bridge Acquisition Corp.|Echo Bridge]] releases and a Movies4Men (now GREAT! Movies Action) airing of ''Trancers'', a Hulu print of the animated ''Animal Farm'', the Artisan DVD release of ''Shadows Run Black'', and HBO's broadcasts of ''Ghoulies'' (from May 1986) and ''Re-Animator'' (from January 1987), which probably used transfers from Vestron's Laserdisc/video masters. | * This also makes appearances on the Lionsgate DVD release of ''Irreconcilable Differences'', the [[Full Moon Features|Full Moon]]/[[Echo Bridge Acquisition Corp.|Echo Bridge]] releases and a Movies4Men (now GREAT! Movies Action) airing of ''Trancers'', a Hulu print of the animated ''Animal Farm'', the Artisan DVD release of ''Shadows Run Black'', and HBO's broadcasts of ''Ghoulies'' (from May 1986) and ''Re-Animator'' (from January 1987), which probably used transfers from Vestron's Laserdisc/video masters. | ||
* In the UK, this | * In the UK, this appears on VHS releases such as ''Return of the Living Dead'' and ''My Little Pony: The Movie'' (1986), despite the 3rd print logo on the box of both. | ||
* It also appears on the 1985 pre-cert UK VHS release of ''Don't Open Till Christmas''. | * It also appears on the 1985 pre-cert UK VHS release of ''Don't Open Till Christmas''. | ||
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'''Audio:''' Same as the Vestron Pictures logo, composed by Roger Bellon. | '''Audio:''' Same as the Vestron Pictures logo, composed by Roger Bellon. | ||
'''Audio Variant:''' Sometimes, | '''Audio Variant:''' Sometimes, the logo is silent, or on some later releases (verification needed), had the [[Vestron Television]] music. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' | ||
* | * Appears on VHS releases from this era, such as ''SpaceCamp'', ''From Beyond'', ''Class of 1999'', ''Waxwork'', ''976-EVIL 2'', ''The Astral Factor'', ''Dolls'', ''Over Her Dead Body'', ''Age Isn't Everything'', ''Ghost Warrior'', ''Fear (1990)'', ''To Live and Die in L.A.'' (early prints have the previous logo), ''Valet Girls'', ''Parents'', ''C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud'', ''Ghoulies II-III'', ''Naked Obsession'', ''Dead Aim'', ''Dirty Dancing'', ''Earth Girls Are Easy'' and later National Geographic and Nova Video Library VHS releases. | ||
* This also makes appearances on the 2003 Artisan DVD release of ''Bride of Re-Animator'', the Lionsgate DVD | * This also makes appearances on the 2003 Artisan DVD release of ''Bride of Re-Animator'', the Lionsgate DVD releases of ''Personal Services'', ''Ironweed'' and ''Slaughter High'', a TCM airing as well as an Amazon Prime print (the latter even appearing after Live Home Video's warning screen) of ''Dead Sleep'', VUDU, Amazon Prime and Tubi's prints of ''Sex Appeal'' and ''Warrior Queen'', at the end of a FEARnet airing of ''The Gate'', and an Encore Suspense airing of ''The Bedroom Window''. | ||
* This also makes an appearance on the MGM DVD release of ''Basic Training'', before the 1995 [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]] logo; the MGM logo, however, probably plasters over the [[Moviestore Entertainment|Moviestore]] logo. | * This also makes an appearance on the MGM DVD release of ''Basic Training'', before the 1995 [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]] logo; the MGM logo, however, probably plasters over the [[Moviestore Entertainment|Moviestore]] logo. | ||
* On the 2002 Artisan Special Edition DVD release of ''Dirty Dancing'', this plasters the Vestron Pictures logo. | * On the 2002 Artisan Special Edition DVD release of ''Dirty Dancing'', this plasters the Vestron Pictures logo. | ||