THORN EMI VIDEO VAULTS 1 Attachment(s) Thorn EMI was a major British company involved in consumer electronics, music, defence and retail. Created in October 1979 when Thorn Electrical Industries merged with EMI, it was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but it demerged again in 1996. Amongst their high street acquisitions were rental shops D E R and Radio Rental,which began renting out hi fi and TV equipment and later when video emerged,mainly VHS recorders.The both hired technicians who would come to your house and repair your telly or video-all part of your rental agreement! Both these shops delved into the tape rental market with the 'VIDEO AT HOME' moniker. Anyone remember the cool free vhs catalogues which slapped a big XX on certain titles? The company continued the film interests EMI had acquired over the preceding decade; these.had included the former Associated British Picture Corporation and their facilities at Elstree Studios, Shenley Road, Borehamwood. Thorn EMI Video was established in 1977. Thorn EMI released films on video from various film companies including Orion Pictures (First Blood, The Terminator) and New Line Cinema (The Evil Dead, Xtro), and Universal (Bad Boys, Frances) in the 1980s. Thorn EMI joined HBO in November 1984 to create Thorn EMI/HBO Video.[9] In 1986, Cannon Films bought Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment (see EMI Films) and the film library, although Cannon sold the latter in 1987. HBO maintained an involvement the video company, which became HBO/Cannon Video. Cannon left operations and the company was eventually just called HBO Video in 1987. They had some of the coolest covers around though....;) www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IMN2KBP8gg www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2y6Iphq8EU |
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Note the change in logos.The first wave of titles were released under Thorn Emi Video and the earliest titles rarely featured a screenshot on the back. The next wave were released under Thorn Emi,just after the bbfc ratings system was introduced with small inconspicuous certificate logos. They then changed from small boxes to large boxes and changed to Thorn Emi Screen Entertainment (as seen above on Amadeus). The first titles to bare this change were RAZORBACK and WILD GEESE II. |
Oh this thread is the dogs bollocks. Really looking forward to seeing these Thorn covers again. Great stuff sir. :thumb: |
That Amityville 3 cover is so much better than the film itself. :nod: I've still got that Awakening vhs somewhere. |
The TV rental chain Rumbelows also fell into Thorn-EMI, I know as I worked there and ABC cinema chain also was Thorn so my mate and I got free entry to movies at my local ABC for about 2 years or so in the early 80s, and as you may imagine we took good advantage too:pop2: |
Thorn EMI distrubuted all Cannon Entertainment VHS rental titles in the UK. My father worked for Thorn's entertaiment arm in the early to late 1980's. Thorn released a big box version of the 1985 film Clockwise on the small box Thorn EMI label, then later a big box version released by Thorn appeared. Much rarer though. Then of course, the Cannon Screen Entertainment release which came in 1986 on rental in the UK. Then when Thorn relinquished it's VHS entertainment arm in 1987, Weintraub took over the Cannon and Thorn EMI back catalouge. But not all of the Thorn EMI titles released by them from the 1980's. Some were released for the sell-thru market by Warner's. Some titles were given "first release status" on retail by Warner's, meaning that these films were never released during the Pre-Cert era. One title springs to mind out of many, Twice Around The Daffodils on the comedy capers Warner label. Other titles released by Thorn EMI reverted back to the licence holders who owned the films. But Warner's released quite a number of Thorn EMI titles. Just wish I kept my Warner Home Video retail dealer catalouges for WH, Smiths and Woolworths from 1988 to 93 :censored: |
Anyone remember a small blue cover Thorn Emi catalogue? There was an address on the back and I wrote a letter asking for any spare posters. Imagine my surprise a week later when a large tube was delivered to my house from some kind guy who sent posters of: HILLS HAVE EYES PART 2 DREAMSCAPE CHILDREN OF THE CORN THE DEAD ZONE ROTWEILLER HOUNDS OF HELL BLOODBATH AT THE HOUSE OF DEATH AMITYVILLE 3 THE OSTERMAN WEEKEND SUPERGIRL If anyone remembers,the Emi VHS posters also had the title down the left hand side of the poster as well! For some reason,Osterman was half the size of the other posters. |
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I bet you wish you still had them. Some crackers there that would look great in frames. |
1 Attachment(s) One of my idiot brothers cleared out my old dear's loft and binned them all. I had DOZENS of video posters and sleeves.:( Here you go Dem-Ammityville 3 Thorn Emi theatrical release poster.;) |
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I remember one of the fleapits going through a refurb and on top of the skip was a treasure trove of posters and magazines.My pals and I were in there like rats up a rowing pipe!:lol: |
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1 Attachment(s) A typical EMI trade mag advert.Click on it a couple of times to enlarge. |
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Is The Valachi Papers out on disc do you know? |
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5 Attachment(s) Anyway....back to the sleeves! |
THE BEASTMASTER-Don't know how many times that was rented as a 'yoof'! It was as if Mark Singer's body had been pumped to the max with a tiny head!:lol: BTW-The Oz Blu Ray is the way to go!;) |
5 Attachment(s) A couple of my personal faves here.....:cool: |
A European sleeve for The Black Cat. I used to have the UK release. |
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THE BURNING must've been one of their biggest sellers. They virtually released it in every territiory! |
Also love those covers for THE BOUNTY and BUSHIDO BLADE. Tis a pity Twilight Time didn't use that art on their recent Blu Ray release of The Bounty. Although I've bought it,I'll be keeping my old Sanctuary dvd as well.;) |
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Any other fans of (the film) Catholic Boys? Made sure that was worded correctly! ;) Thorn Emi's covers were generally superb,but now and again they'd **** up with a 'photoshop' type cover and boy,did they screw up with the highly entertaining CAT'S EYE,which btw is available on an English friendly Italian Blu Ray. L' Occhio Del Gatto: Amazon.it: Drew Barrymore, James Woods, Alan King, Kenneth McMillan, Robert Hays, Candy Clark, James Naughton, Tony Munafo, Court Miller, Russell Horton, Patricia Benson, Mary D'Arcy, James Rebhorn, Jack Dillon, Susan Haw |
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The all time classic artwork of CHILDREN OF THE CORN-One of the best ever! How dare they put that bloody sticker on such a masterpiece! Kudos to ABUK on their dvd release:-They reproduced the cover almost like for like.:cool: |
1 Attachment(s) The original video release poster of COMFORT AND JOY was a variation on the below. Don't know why the artwork released was changed.....:confused: |
3 Attachment(s) And finally for the c's.....btw-If I come across any international variations on the UK artwork,I'll stick them on.:nod: |
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1 Attachment(s) THE DEAD ZONE is a classic piece of artwork as well.The Thorn Emi video was cut in the UK. |
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Wish to hell someone would release DEATH VENGEANCE on some sort of shiny disc format!:rolleyes: |
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What's that Hive? :) |
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