Panarecord

Background
Panarecord is an Italian record label founded in 1976 which also produced videocassettes to 1985 until 1999. The company is still alive since now.

1st logo (1985-1988)
Note: This includes the warning screen! Visuals: On a black background, there is a thick gold ring slides quickly from the top-right, and an obtuse triangle quickly slides from the bottom-left, making a complete logo supposed to look like a record with a pointy stylus (which looks like a backwards Q). The golden filmstrip with the word "PANARECORD" appears after the two shapes slides. As the logo zooms out, the following text in white scrolls up underneath it: La Societa' proprietaria dello spettacolo riprodotto in questa videocassetta ha ceduto i diritti su licenza alla PANARECORD S.p.A. per uso esclusivamente domestico. Qualsiasi altro uso diverso dalla visione privata quale - a puro titolo di esempio - l'esecuzione in pubblico, la trasmissione televisiva, la duplicazione - sia parziale che totale, sia a pagamento che gratuitamente - costituiscono un illecito civile e penale previsto dalle norme giruidiche poste a tutela del copyright. I trasgressori non potranno invocare la buona fede in considerazione dell'evidenza data ai limiti di uso di questa videocassetta, e saranno pertanto punibili a termini di legge. (The company that owns the show reproduced in this videocassette has given the licensing rights to PANARECORD S.p.A. for home use only. Any other use other than private viewing such as - purely by way of an example - public exhibition, transmission in television, duplication - both partial and total, both for a fee and for free - constitute a civil and criminal offense foreseen by legal regulations placed for copyright protection. The transgressors will not be able to invoke "good faith" in consideration of the evidence given to the limits of the use of this videocassette, and therefore will be punished according to the law.)

Technique: Two shapes sliding and the golden filmstrip with the word "PANARECORD" appearing.

Audio: None.

Availability: Likely seen on Italian videocassettes from the time.

2nd logo (1988-1999)
Note: This includes the warning screen!

Visuals: On a black background, there is a thick gold ring with an obtuse triangle on the bottom-left, supposed to look like a record with a pointy stylus (which looks like a backwards Q) zooming up. When it stops zooming, a bar of light draws a golden filmstrip while inside the words "PANARECORD" gets drawn, and after 3 seconds the logo shines. The logo then becomes a 3D silhouette as the following text scrolling up: "LA SOCIETA' PROPRIETARIA DELLO SPETTACOLO RIPRODOTTO IN QUESTA VIDEOCASSETTA HA CEDUTO I DIRITTI SU LICENZA ALLA PANARECORD S.P.A. PER USO ESCLUSIVAMENTE DOMESTICO. QUALSIASI ALTRO USO DIVERSO DALLA VISIONE PRIVATA QUALE - A PURO TITOLO DI ESEMPIO - L'ESECUZIONE IN PUBBLICO, LA TRASMISSIONE TELEVISIVA, LA DUPLICAZIONE SIA PARZIALE CHE TOTALE, SIA A PAGAMENTO CHE GRATUITAMENTE, COSTITUISCONO UN ILLECITO CIVILE E PENALE PREVISTO DALLE NORME GIRUIDICHE POSTE A TUTELA DEL COPYRIGHT. I TRASGRESSORI NON POTRANNO INVOCARE LA " BUONA FEDE " IN CONSIDERAZIONE DELLA EVIDENZA DATA AI LIMITI DI USO DI QUESTA VIDEOCASSETTA, E SARANNO PERTANTO PUNIBILI A TERMINI DI LEGGE " ("THE COMPANY THAT OWNS THE SHOW REPRODUCED IN THIS VIDEOCASSETTE HAS GIVEN THE LICENSING RIGHTS TO PANARECORD S.P.A. FOR HOME USE ONLY. ANY OTHER USE OTHER THAN PRIVATE VIEWING SUCH AS - PURELY BY WAY OF AN EXAMPLE - PUBLIC EXHIBITION, TRANSMISSION IN TELEVISION, DUPLICATION - BOTH PARTIAL AND TOTAL, BOTH FOR A FEE AND FOR FREE - CONSTITUTE A CIVIL AND CRIMINAL OFFENSE FORESEEN BY LEGAL REGULATIONS PLACED FOR COPYRIGHT PROTECTION. THE TRANSGRESSORS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO INVOKE "GOOD FAITH" IN CONSIDERATION OF THE EVIDENCE GIVEN TO THE LIMITS OF THE USE OF THIS VIDEOCASSETTE, AND THEREFORE WILL BE PUNISHED ACCORDING TO THE LAW") As the first warning text finishes scrolling, we see the second following text scrolling up: ATTENZIONE VIDEOCASSETTA DESTINATA ESCLUSIVAMENTE ALLA VENDITA AL PRIVATO NEL SOLO AMBITO DOMESTICO. VIETATO IL NOLEGGIO, LA LOCAZIONE, IL COMODATO E QUALSIASI ALTRA FORMA DI COMMERCIALIZZAZIONE DIVERSA DALLA VENDITA. LA PANARECORD S.P.A. TITOLARE DEI DIRITTI HOME VIDEO DELL'OPERA AUDIOVISIVA RIPRODOTTA, AVVALENDOSI DELLE FACOLTA' RICONOSCIUTE DALLA LEGGE, PERSEGUIRA' IN SEDE GIUDIZARIA OGNI VIOLAZIONE. (ATTENTION: THIS VIDEOCASSETTE IS INTENDED EXCLUSIVELY FOR SALE TO PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS IN THE DOMESTIC SECTOR ONLY. RENTAL, LEASE, LOAN AND ANY OTHER FORM OF COMMERCIALIZATION OTHER THAN SALE ARE PROHIBITED. PANARECORD S.P.A., HOLDER OF THE HOME VIDEO RIGHTS OF THE REPRODUCED AUDIOVISUAL WORK, MAKING USE OF THE FACULTIES RECOGNIZED BY LAW, WILL PURSUE ANY VIOLATION IN COURT.) Technique: The logo zooming in slowly, the logo shining once after it finishes zooming.

Audio: A synthpop tune. After 54 seconds, the theme loops before fading out shortly after.

Availability: Same as before.

Legacy: While this logo doesn't have much in regards to animation, it does have an extremely catchy musical theme.