Holly Grand Home Video

Background: Holly Grand Home Video was the home entertainment arm of Holly Grand Records.

1st Logo

(1982-1992, 2000s)

Nickname: “Pixie Dust & Red Line”

Logo: On a black background, dust begins to form the Holly Grand Home Video logo. Like a rollercoaster (and the 1980s ORC logo), it zooms forward, dipping down, then flying back up again, also showing a red dotted line underneath it. “Presents” is typed in, and a white bar of light passes through the logo.

Variants:

On some tapes released through Spektra, the Spektra logo appears piece-by-piece on the right side of the screen. The logo is a series of rainbow-colored bars with "spektra" in a jumbled white Helvetica font. I think this one is mainly seen outside of North America.

The German version of this logo has the word "Holly Grand" with several shadows of the word flying up from the bottom and "flashing" as the main word flashes several colors. The red stars appear below, and the Collose logo is wiped in (a white box with "COLLOSE" in thick letters in an arc and a "swoosh" around the top, making the whole thing resemble a disc).

FX/SFX: Not too bad Scanimate animation...

Cheesy Factor: ...but the German version has really cheesy chyron effects.

Music/Sounds: A synthesized humming and sound, complete with two “whooshes” at the end. The other variants have a calm synth ditty going along with it.

Availability: Extremely rare. Check an old mom-or-pop store or e-Bay for this logo. The German version can be seen on some old German PAL tapes such as The Vindi. Surprisingly, this logo was preserved on a DVD release of Blue Flod: Live at Pom. The logo can also be seen on CAR/Burning Torch Home Video's Muion tapes featuring artists under the Holly Grand umbrella (including QUICKLY!).

Scare Factor: Low to medium for the 1st music, and low for the 2nd music. The music may creep people out, but this is a great logo.

2nd Logo

(1992-1993)

Nicknames: "HGHV", "HGHV Videotape", "VHS Assembly"

Logo: On a white background, parts of a video tape are drawn together (the BG shows the parts in extreme close-up), and eventually four conjoined circles with the letter "H" in one, the letter "G" in the second one, "H" in the third, and an upside down triangle (representing a "V") on the bottom position themselves onto the spools. The words "Holly Grand Video" fade in.

FX/SFX: The tape being assembled, and the "shadows" on the BG. Very nice graphics, even for 1992!

Music/Sounds: A mellow rock theme combined with a whirring sound.

Availability: Very rare, as this was only used for 1 year. NHL BreakHouse and the Buffalos 1992 Videocassette are two tapes that has this.

Scare Factor: Minimal to low. It's a pretty cool logo, though the whirring sound may scare some, but not as harmless as compared to the next logo.

3rd Logo

(1993-1997, 1998-1999, 2007)

Nickname: "BANG!", "Red Square of Doom"

Logo: Against a black BG or Baby Blue-Green Gradiant Holly Grand Home Video wallpaper, the words "Holly Grand Home Video" quickly unfold letter-by-letter. Then, a red Square appears, zooming out.

FX/SFX: The letters and line appearing.

Music/Sounds: A series of loud "scratching" sounds as the letters appear followed by a "whoosh" as the line appears and shrinks, then a "BANG!" sound. There is a silent variant on Nike tapes.

Availability: Common. Found on Holly Grand releases of the period such as Mr. Peas tapes, An Enchanted Ornament, Worst. Stunts. EVER. tapes, a UK copy of Copping the Flak, rare BHD (Big Happy Dinosaur) tapes, alienobots tapes, Liam's Voice and The MisAdventures of No-Name. Strangely, a Spanish DVD retains this. This also appears on the original DVDs of Portrait of a Killer and Kanzas, among others.

Scare Factor: Medium to high, due to the scratching sounds coming at you all of a sudden. None for the silent variant.

4th Logo

(1997-1999)

Nicknames: "Holly Grand Wing Man", "Icarus"

Logo: Essentially the short version of its movie and television counterparts, but with "HOME VIDEO" underneath.

Variants:

There is a long version of this which is the same as its movie counterpart, so far it was found on a European VHS of The Fake Magpie and a UK VHS of The Robbers. It was also reported to be on the special edition VHS of Peas: The Ultimate Tale of Remorse.

On some promotional trailers for Holly Grand releases, there is also a more abstract version of the logo with a solid blue Icarus. This is based off the print logo.

On Turtle Kid tapes from Reader's Choice, the print logo is used.

FX/SFX: Same as the movie and television counterparts. Excellent CGI.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Uncommon. Seen on Holly Grand releases of the period like BHD and the Trip to Greed, What Dreams?, Peas: The Ultimate Tale of Remorse, The Robbers, and The Big Bow, among others. Also seen on reissues of Don't Go Over The Bridge 3, The Drop-out, and The Dead Like Chicken, among others. This also appears on the original DVDs of Ghosts of My Past, Mr. Monday Afternoon, Needy, and Killy.

Scare Factor: Same as its movie and TV counterparts.