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'''Goldstar Entertainment, Inc.''' (originally known as '''Goldstar Video Corporation''' or simply '''Goldstar Video''') and not to be confused with Korean-based manufacturer and distributor Lucky-Goldstar (currently known as LG Corporation), was an American video distributor located in the East Coast. The company was formed sometime in 1991 and had deals with a few home video labels/distributors, most notably Random House Home Video, and duplication contracts with a few companies, but sometimes self-duplicated as to earlier releases. Sometime in 1992, Goldstar formed a
The company's video releases were always duplicated in EP/SLP mode, sometimes with only a linear audio track, although some releases may be in SP mode, or in some rare cases, LP mode. On releases sub-licensed by Random House Home Video, the sub-licensor's ISBN and/or UPC codes are replaced with Goldstar’s own ISBN and/or UPC codes, beginning with the prefix "054342," and the sub-licensor's stock number is usually left intact. Releases sub-licensed by Turner Home Entertainment, on the other hand, reuse the original packaging. The face labels of certain releases from this company often said "ADJUST TRACKING IF NECESSARY", while the face labels of releases sub-licensed by Random House Home Video said "ADJUST TRACKING FOR CLEARER PICTURE".
At some point in the mid-to-late 1990s, Goldstar
In either 1992 or 1993, the company also taught lessons for children, like how to clean your bedroom, how to get through in the dark at night, how to say no to strangers, and how to get along with your new friend.
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== Former names ==
* Goldstar Video Corporation (1991-1993)
** Goldstar Video (shorthand form)
== Known duplicators ==
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* [[Central de Video|Central Video]] (as confirmed by two known copies of ''Hop on Pop'', sub-licensed by Random House Home Video)
* [[Goldstar Video Corporation (Duplicator)|Goldstar Video Corporation]] (self-duplicated; LP mode tapes)
* [[HMG Digital Technologies Corporation]] (some tapes said "HMG" on the face label)
* [[Matrix Video Duplication Corporation]] (as indicated by the joint venture mentioned above, tapes from said joint venture said "MTX"
== List of Divisions ==
* Camelot Entertainment, Inc. (unrelated to the above mentioned ad sales division of King World Entertainment)
* Goldrix Entertainment, Inc. (Public Domain Cartoon tapes; a joint venture with Matrix Video Duplication Corporation)
== List of Sub-Labels ==
* The Little Red Schoolhouse Learning Center (''The Mother Goose Treasury
== List of Sub-Licensors ==
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