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→2nd Logo (December 1982-June 25, 1986) (1983-1987, international): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2_bm5z5Czw
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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* A longer variant has the logo staying on-screen for seven or eight seconds longer after the music stops. This instance | * A longer variant exists, which has the logo staying on-screen for seven or eight seconds longer after the music stops. This instance happens on the 1983 VHS release of ''They Call Me Bruce?''. | ||
* Sometimes, a copyright stamp, either reading "{{font|Garamond|© (year) Vestron, Inc.}}" or "{{font|Garamond|© (Year) VESTRON INCORPORATED}}" zooms in below. | * Sometimes, a copyright stamp, either reading "{{font|Garamond|© (year) Vestron, Inc.}}" or "{{font|Garamond|© (Year) VESTRON INCORPORATED}}" zooms in below. | ||
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'''Audio Variants:''' | '''Audio Variants:''' | ||
* 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 of their earliest VHS releases, there are no sound effects and the music also 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 also 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. | ||
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'''Availability:''' Appears on Vestron video releases of the time. | '''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 | * It's first appearance, and only appearance during 1982 so far, was on the ''How to Beat Home Video Games'' series of VHS releases. 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 appears on all [[Vestron Video International]] VHS releases that were made prior to 1987. | * Outside of the U.S., this appears on all [[Vestron Video International]] VHS releases that were made prior to 1987. | ||
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** It also appears on the original VHS release of ''Young Doctors in Love'', which has the first copyright stamp and no sound effects. | ** It also appears on the original VHS release of ''Young Doctors in Love'', which has the first copyright stamp and no sound effects. | ||
* 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 logo 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 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. | * 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'', and the 1986 UK VHS release of ''Challenge of the Gobots: The Gobotron Saga'', respectively. | ||
'''Legacy:''' This logo remains a home video classic among many, as well as a source of nostalgia. | '''Legacy:''' This logo remains a home video classic among many, as well as a source of nostalgia. | ||