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History[edit]

List of Customers[edit]

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (some copies of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, Miracle on 34th Street, and Speed, as well as some Canadian copies of Independence Day)
Acorn Media
Anchor Bay Entertainment (2000-2004)
A-PIX Entertainment (1996) (one known copy of Outrage)
Buena Vista Home Entertainment (1996-1999)
- Touchstone Home Video (1999) (some copies of Home Improvement: The Series Finale)
- ABC Video (1995-1999) (some tapes, including some copies of School House Rock! tapes)
- ESPN Home Video (1995) (some tapes)
Cabin Fever Entertainment
Chris Fesko Enterprises
Coliseum Video
Columbia House Video (198?-200?)
Columbia TriStar Home Video (some copies of Big Daddy)
Fox Lorber Home Video
Forum Home Video (1993-1996)
Gaiam
Healing Arts Publishing
Ignatius Press Video (1997-1999)
Image Entertainment
KidVision (1995) (one known copy of Fire Truck Songs)
Kultur Video
Live Home Video (1990-1999) (some copies of Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Total Recall)
- Family Home Entertainment (1990-1999)
Madacy Entertainment Group (1998)
MCA/Universal Home Video (some copies of Beethoven's 2nd and Field of Dreams and some tapes sold through the Columbia House Video Club)
MPI Home Video (1984-1998)
Mystic Fire Video
National Geographic (1998-2004)
Nelson Entertainment (1986-1990)
- Charter Entertainment
New Line Home Video (1998) (some copies of The Wedding Singer and Lost in Space and some tapes sold through the Columbia House Video Club)
New Horizons Home Video (1998) (some demo tapes)
NFL Films Video
Orion Home Video (1987-1992)
Pacific Arts Video (1992)
Paramount Home Entertainment (1993-200?) (some copies of Wayne's World sponsored by McDonald's and some tapes sold through the Columbia House Video Club)
- Nickelodeon Home Entertainment (1998, 2003-2004) (some copies of Blue's Clues: Arts and Crafts, plus The Wild Thornberrys tapes, marketed by National Geographic)
Republic Pictures Home Video (some copies of The Golden Stallion)
Segments of Knowledge Productions (1994)
Showtime Networks (1998) (one known copy of an academy screener tape for Lolita)
Sony Music Entertainment (1995-1998)
TM Books & Video (200?-2004)
Troma Team Video (1996-1999)
Trylon Video
Turner Home Entertainment (1987-1992)
- RKO Home Video (1984-1987)
Universal Studios Home Video (1999) (some copies of Notting Hill)
VCI Home Video (1986-1992)
- United Home Video
Virgin Vision (1987-1990)
Vision Video
Warner Home Video (1989-200?) (some copies of Batman and Joe Versus the Volcano and some tapes sold through the Columbia House Video Club)
Warner Music Enterprises (1994)
Wellspring Media (1999-2003)
Winstar TV & Video
World Wrestling Entertainment Home Video (1999-2004)
Xenon Pictures (2001)

How to Tell[edit]

The earliest tapes had "PREM" engraved on the back of the tape shell. There was also a white stamping on the back as well.
Tapes printed in EP/SLP during the early '90s would have a red tape guard. At this time, inked-label tapes would have the label text colored yellow. In addition, on tapes released by Turner Home Entertainment, there is an abbreviation engraving on the left side.
Tapes printed in the mid-to-late 80's would have dark printings on the left side of the tape like these for example:

013868 T-130

Tapes printed in the late '80s to mid '90s had engravings on the left side of the tape like these for example:

295422

120_29

Some tapes had the engravings like this:

PAR

_48_

Others had the engravings on the tape guard and like this:

064689

165OHV

Tapes printed from the mid '90s and onwards would have a bunch of numbers, including a side label number, engraved on the left side of the tape.
- Tapes printed for RVSA customers had the information etched onto one side of the cassette shell like this, for example:

MCA-423-22837

- - Some tapes simply had the RVSA initialism (e.g. RVS) etched onto the side.
- Tapes printed during the last few years of this duplicator's existence would additionally have an inked barcode with a whole lot of numbers (including the tape's catalog number or some elements of the title on some tapes), printed on the tape guard.
Starting around the early 90's, some tapes (mainly EP/SLP tapes) had a set of eight numbers in the vertical blanking interval, usually with a clock next to it. These tapes had a few additional seconds of black screen following the blank space at the very end, accompanied by a rumbling sound in the linear track. On some SP mode tapes from 2000-2001 with these credentials in the vertical blanking interval, the static roll of death appeared following the blank space at the very end, while it appeared before the blank space on several other tapes. Some early tapes with these credentials do not have any form of printing on the cassette, but starting a few years later, some tapes with the normal printings of the time had these credentials (mainly EP/SLP mode tapes, although this sometimes happened on SP mode tapes as well).
One known copy of Terminator 2: Judgment Day by this duplicator said RVSA\PVI in the vertical blanking interval.

Gallery[edit]

An ad for the company, circa 1988
An ad for the company, circa 1989
An ad for the company, circa 1990
An ad for the company
An ad from the company's 15th anniversary
Several copies of Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! on an assembly line at one of Premiere's plants.
This is an example of what the earliest printings on tapes by this duplicator looked like.
This is an example of what the printings on tapes by this duplicator looked like.
This is an example of what the printings on tapes by this duplicator looked like in the early '90s.
An example of what the engraved numbers looked like on tapes from the mid 90's to the final years of the company's existence.
This is an example of what the printings on tapes by this duplicator from a few RVSA clients looked like.
Some copies of Big Daddy and Notting Hill by this duplicator had Deluxe's tape guard engravings etched on the side of the cassette, accompanied by more printings.
On some tapes, the engraved side printings mentioned the film or program title.
On some tapes with the inked barcode, only the side label number was present.
An example of what the inked barcode looks like.
There were a few tapes where there were no numbers on the left of the barcode.
An example of one version of the vertical blanking interval on some tapes.
An example of another version of the vertical blanking interval on some tapes.
On some tapes, the numbers appear bigger.
On some earlier tapes with the eight numbers and the clock, there is a forward slash instead of another number.
Some tapes didn't have a clock next to the eight numbers.
This is what the VBI on tapes from this company for RVSA customers was like, with the Macrovision signal in it.
This appeared in the vertical blanking interval of some copies of Big Daddy, Blue's Clues: Arts and Crafts and Notting Hill that were duplicated by this company.

Locations[edit]

Hillsborough, California
Livonia, Michigan

Website[edit]

premierevideo.com (via the WayBack Machine)

Notes[edit]

One copy of In the Footsteps of Martin Luther by Vision Video instead mentioned NDS Media Solutions as the duplicator.

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+==History==
 == List of Customers ==
-* 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (some copies of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, as well as some Canadian copies of Independence Day)
+* 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (some copies of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, Miracle on 34th Street, and Speed, as well as some Canadian copies of Independence Day)
 * Acorn Media
 * Anchor Bay Entertainment (2000-2004)
+* A-PIX Entertainment (1996) (one known copy of Outrage)
 * Buena Vista Home Entertainment (1996-1999)
 ** Touchstone Home Video (1999) (some copies of Home Improvement: The Series Finale)
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 ** ESPN Home Video (1995) (some tapes)
 * Cabin Fever Entertainment
+* Chris Fesko Enterprises
 * Coliseum Video
-* Columbia House Video (1984-2003)
+* Columbia House Video (198?-200?)
+* Columbia TriStar Home Video (some copies of Big Daddy)
 * Fox Lorber Home Video
 * Forum Home Video (1993-1996)
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 * Ignatius Press Video (1997-1999)
 * Image Entertainment
+* KidVision (1995) (one known copy of Fire Truck Songs)
 * Kultur Video
-* Live Home Video (1990-1999)
+* Live Home Video (1990-1999) (some copies of Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Total Recall)
 ** Family Home Entertainment (1990-1999)
 * Madacy Entertainment Group (1998)
-* MCA/Universal Home Video (some copies of Field of Dreams and other CHC tapes)
+* MCA/Universal Home Video (some copies of Beethoven's 2nd and Field of Dreams and some tapes sold through the Columbia House Video Club)
 * MPI Home Video (1984-1998)
 * Mystic Fire Video
 * National Geographic (1998-2004)
-* Nelson Entertainment (1984-1990)
+* Nelson Entertainment (1986-1990)
+** Charter Entertainment
-* NFL Films Video
+* New Line Home Video (1998) (some copies of The Wedding Singer and Lost in Space and some tapes sold through the Columbia House Video Club)
 * New Horizons Home Video (1998) (some demo tapes)
+* NFL Films Video
 * Orion Home Video (1987-1992)
 * Pacific Arts Video (1992)
-* Paramount Home Video (1993) (some McDonald's copies of Wayne's World and other CHC tapes)
+* Paramount Home Entertainment (1993-200?) (some copies of Wayne's World sponsored by McDonald's and some tapes sold through the Columbia House Video Club)
+** Nickelodeon Home Entertainment (1998, 2003-2004) (some copies of Blue's Clues: Arts and Crafts, plus ''The Wild Thornberrys'' tapes, marketed by National Geographic)
+* Republic Pictures Home Video (some copies of The Golden Stallion)
 * Segments of Knowledge Productions (1994)
+* Showtime Networks (1998) (one known copy of an academy screener tape for Lolita)
-* Sony Music Entertainment (1995-2003)
+* Sony Music Entertainment (1995-1998)
 * TM Books & Video (200?-2004)
 * Troma Team Video (1996-1999)
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 * Turner Home Entertainment (1987-1992)
 ** RKO Home Video (1984-1987)
+* Universal Studios Home Video (1999) (some copies of Notting Hill)
 * VCI Home Video (1986-1992)
+** United Home Video
 * Virgin Vision (1987-1990)
+* Vision Video
-* Warner Home Video (1989) (some copies of Batman and other CHC tapes)
+* Warner Home Video (1989-200?) (some copies of Batman and Joe Versus the Volcano and some tapes sold through the Columbia House Video Club)
+* Warner Music Enterprises (1994)
 * Wellspring Media (1999-2003)
 * Winstar TV & Video
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 == How to Tell ==
+* The earliest tapes had "PREM" engraved on the back of the tape shell. There was also a white stamping on the back as well.
 * Tapes printed in EP/SLP during the early '90s would have a red tape guard. At this time, inked-label tapes would have the label text colored yellow. In addition, on tapes released by Turner Home Entertainment, there is an abbreviation engraving on the left side.
 * Tapes printed in the mid-to-late 80's would have dark printings on the left side of the tape like these for example:
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 * Tapes printed from the mid '90s and onwards would have a bunch of numbers, including a side label number, engraved on the left side of the tape.
+** Tapes printed for RVSA customers had the information etched onto one side of the cassette shell like this, for example:
-** Tapes printed during the last few years of this duplicator's existence would additionally have an inked barcode with a whole lot of numbers, printed on the tape guard.
+: '''MCA-423-22837'''
+*** Some tapes simply had the RVSA initialism (e.g. '''RVS''') etched onto the side.
+** Tapes printed during the last few years of this duplicator's existence would additionally have an inked barcode with a whole lot of numbers (including the tape's catalog number or some elements of the title on some tapes), printed on the tape guard.
 * Starting around the early 90's, some tapes (mainly EP/SLP tapes) had a set of eight numbers in the vertical blanking interval, usually with a clock next to it. These tapes had a few additional seconds of black screen following the blank space at the very end, accompanied by a rumbling sound in the linear track. On some SP mode tapes from 2000-2001 with these credentials in the vertical blanking interval, the static roll of death appeared following the blank space at the very end, while it appeared before the blank space on several other tapes. Some early tapes with these credentials do not have any form of printing on the cassette, but starting a few years later, some tapes with the normal printings of the time had these credentials (mainly EP/SLP mode tapes, although this sometimes happened on SP mode tapes as well).
+* One known copy of Terminator 2: Judgment Day by this duplicator said '''RVSA\PVI''' in the vertical blanking interval.
 == Gallery ==
 <gallery>
+File:Premiere Video Ad (1988).jpg|An ad for the company, circa 1988
+File:Premiere Video Ad (1989).jpg|An ad for the company, circa 1989
+File:Premiere Video Ad (1990).jpg|An ad for the company, circa 1990
 File:Pvi.jpg|An ad for the company
 File:Premiere Video 15th Anniversary Print Ad.jpg|An ad from the company's 15th anniversary
+File:Copies of Elmopalooza! at Premiere Video's Factory.jpg|Several copies of Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! on an assembly line at one of Premiere's plants.
+File:The Battle of China (1984 MPI Home Video).jpg|This is an example of what the earliest printings on tapes by this duplicator looked like.
 File:Camille Claudel (1989 Orion Home Video).jpeg|This is an example of what the printings on tapes by this duplicator looked like.
+File:RVS_227_4.webp
 File:PAR 48 (Wayne's World, 1993 Paramount Home Video and McDonald's).jpg|This is an example of what the printings on tapes by this duplicator looked like in the early '90s.
 File:60 116 2 1555 1570 61482 (04).jpg|An example of what the engraved numbers looked like on tapes from the mid 90's to the final years of the company's existence.
+File:MCA-423-22837 (Beethoven's 2nd).jpg|This is an example of what the printings on tapes by this duplicator from a few RVSA clients looked like.
+File:Notting Hill (1999 Universal Studios Home Video) (Side Printings).jpeg|Some copies of Big Daddy and Notting Hill by this duplicator had [[Deluxe Digital Studios|Deluxe]]'s tape guard engravings etched on the side of the cassette, accompanied by more printings.
 File:SM ELMOPALOOZA 35.jpg|On some tapes, the engraved side printings mentioned the film or program title.
 File:25 (The Wild Thornberrys - Koality and Kuanity & Pal Joey, 2003 National Geographic).jpg|On some tapes with the inked barcode, only the side label number was present.
 File:The Wild Thornberrys - Reef Grief & Dances with Dingoes (2003, National Geographic).jpg|An example of what the inked barcode looks like.
 File:Gaiam Kids - YogaPlay (2003 Gaiam).jpg
-File:Gilbert & Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance (1998 Acorn Media).jpg|On some tapes, a few elements of the film or program title were mentioned on the barcode.
+File:Gilbert & Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance (1998 Acorn Media).jpg
 File:The Golden Bowl (2000 Acorn Media) (Barcode).jpeg
-File:Zus & Zo (2003 Wellspring).jpg|On some other tapes, there were letters in the barcode that indicated the distributor, followed by a catalog number.
+File:Zus & Zo (2003 Wellspring).jpg
 File:Yukon Passage (National Geographic).jpg|There were a few tapes where there were no numbers on the left of the barcode.
 File:THOMAS~4.JPG|An example of one version of the vertical blanking interval on some tapes.
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 File:Lonesome Dove - The Complete 6-Hour Epic (1992 Cabin Fever Entertainment).jpg|On some earlier tapes with the eight numbers and the clock, there is a forward slash instead of another number.
 File:The Golden Bowl (2000 Acorn Media).jpg|Some tapes didn't have a clock next to the eight numbers.
+File:RVS (Beethoven's 2nd).png|This is what the VBI on tapes from this company for RVSA customers was like, with the Macrovision signal in it.
+File:Notting Hill (1999 Universal Studios Home Video).jpg|This appeared in the vertical blanking interval of some copies of Big Daddy, Blue's Clues: Arts and Crafts and Notting Hill that were duplicated by this company.
+File:RVSA-PVI.png
 </gallery>
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 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20011201000000*/premierevideo.com premierevideo.com] (via the WayBack Machine)
+== Notes ==
+* One copy of ''In the Footsteps of Martin Luther'' by Vision Video instead mentioned [[AIMedia Solutions|NDS Media Solutions]] as the duplicator.
 [[Category:Duplicators]]
 [[Category:Anime duplicators]]