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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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Line 1: {{credits\|description=Eric S}} ===Backgrounnd=== ~~== Midnight Video ==~~ '''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. ~~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.~~ ~~=== (1982) ===~~ ~~'''Note''': This is going by the print logo.~~ ~~'''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.~~ ~~'''FX/SFX:''' TBA.~~ ~~'''Music/Sounds:''' TBA.~~ '''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 (Early-Mid 1980s) === <gallery mode="packed" heights=200> Select-a-Tape.png Line 26 ⟶ 10: {{YouTube\|id=HoHQ7LShlEs}} '''~~Logo~~Visuals:''' On a zooming space background, ~~we see~~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. ~~'''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."▼ '''Technique:''' Traditional animation. '''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.▼ ▲'''~~Music/Sounds~~Audio:''' WeThere ~~hear~~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:''' ~~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. {{Home Entertainment-Navbox}} [[Category:British home entertainment logos]] [[Category:~~British~~United ~~logos~~Kingdom]] [[Category:Home entertainment logos]] [[Category:English-language logos]]