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Backgrounnd

Select-A-Tape was a British home entertainment company. They had a sub-label named Midnight Video, which only released nine movies until they folded.

Logo (Early-Mid 1980s)

Visuals: On a zooming space background is the "Select a Tape" phrase zooming in on a yellow fancy lettering. "Select" is above, "Tape" under "Select" being the T stylized to be underlining the world "elect". The letter "a" is between"Select" and "Tape" on the right.

Technique: Traditional animation.

Audio: There is a drum roll, when "Select-a-Tape" starts to zoom, a Moog synthesized jingle plays. An announcer says "Select-A-Tape now presents its feature attraction."

Availability: Appeared on The Man Who Skied Down Everest. Select-A-Tape is also credited to Microwave Massacre which was released by Midnight Video, but it's unknown if they received an on-screen credit.

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+===Backgrounnd===
-Logo descriptions by Eric S.
+'''Select-A-Tape''' was a British home entertainment company. They had a sub-label named Midnight Video, which only released nine movies until they folded.
+===Logo (Early-Mid 1980s) ===
-Midnight Video
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+Select-a-Tape.png
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+'''Visuals:''' On a zooming space background is the "Select a Tape" phrase zooming in on a yellow fancy lettering. "Select" is above, "Tape" under "Select" being the T stylized to be underlining the world "elect". The letter "a" is between"Select" and "Tape" on the right.
-Trivia: Midnight Video (sub-label of the adult label Wonderful World of Video, and a trademark of Select-A-Tape) only released nine movies until they folded.
+'''Technique:''' Traditional animation.
-(1982)
+'''Audio:''' There is a drum roll, when "Select-a-Tape" starts to zoom, a Moog synthesized jingle plays. An announcer says "Select-A-Tape now presents its feature attraction."
-Note: This is going by the print logo.
+'''Availability:''' Appeared on ''The Man Who Skied Down Everest''. Select-A-Tape is also credited to ''Microwave Massacre'' which was released by Midnight Video, but it's unknown if they received an on-screen credit.
-Logo: It consists of a red circle with a yellow outline, containing a skeleton dressed in formal attire, complete with a top hat. "Midnight Video" is present in red.
+{{Home Entertainment-Navbox}}
-FX/SFX: TBA.
+[[Category:British home entertainment logos]]
+[[Category:United Kingdom]]
-Music/Sounds: TBA.
+[[Category:Home entertainment logos]]
-Availability: Rare, possibly just as much as Select-A-Tape's logo. Among its credited releases are Bloodthirsty Butchers, The Man With 2 Heads, Microwave Massacre, Torture Dungeon, Gruesome Twosome, Gore Gore Girls, The Wizard of Gore and The Rats are Coming! TheWerewolvesare Here!.
-Select-A-Tape
-(19??)
-Logo: On a zooming space background, we see the "Select a Tape" phrase zooming in on a yellow fancy lettering. "Select" is above, "Tape" under "Select" being the T stylized to be underlining the world "elect". The letter "a" is between"Select" and "Tape" on the right.
-FX/SFX: The "Select-a-Tape" logo zooming. All Scanimated.
-Music/Sounds: We hear a drum roll, when "Select-a-Tape" starts to zoom, a Moog synthesized jingle plays. An announcer says "Select-A-Tape now presents its feature attraction."
-Availability: Extremely rare. Select-A-tape VHS tapes are some of the most wanted tapes on the collection market. Appeared on The Man Who Skied Down Everest. Select-A-Tape is also credited to Microwave Massacre which was released by Midnight Video, but it's unknown if they received an on-screen credit.
-Editor's Note: None.