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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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-== 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.
-===Logo (1982) ===
-'''Note''': This is going by the print logo.
-'''Visuals:''' 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.
-'''Technique:''' Unknown.
-'''Audio:''' Unknown.
-'''Availability:''' 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! The Werewolves are Here!''.
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 '''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:''' 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.
+'''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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