Tempo Video

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'''Tempo Video''' was a [[United Kingdom|British]] home video range originally owned by MSD Video that released several [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 ''Transformers'']] videos in the late '80s and early '90s.

MSD Video had previously handled the distribution for the [[Video Gems]] ''Transformers'' releases under the name of Multiple Sound Distribution before producing and distributing their own Tempo Video releases. In 1989, MSD handed over distribution of their Tempo releases to Wm. Collins. This is also the time when the 'V' prefix was dropped from the videos' production codes. In 1990, Wm. Collins renamed themselves as Collins Video and took over production of the Tempo Video line for a while before it changed hands again to Abbey Home Entertainment within the year.

Collins Video made the decision to take the Tempo logo off their packaging, but it can still be seen following the Collins logo at the beginning of the tapes. Similarly in 1992, Abbey released a couple of tapes under the banner of '''Tempo Kids Club''' which featured a new logo on their video sleeves, but retained the proper Tempo Video logo on the actual tapes.
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==Releases==
{{note|The releases listed on this page are ordered by their production codes. As can be seen from the dates, this is not the order in which they were actually released.}}
===MSD Video===
*V8807 — '''''Transformers'' — [[Call of the Primitives]] / [[The Girl Who Loved Powerglide]]''' (July, 1988)
*V8811 — '''''Transformers'' — [[Ghost in the Machine|A Ghost in the Machine]] / [[Heavy Metal War]]s''' (1989)
*V9011 — '''''Transformers'' — Heavy Metal Wars / The Girl Who Loved Powerglide''' (1987)
*V9071 — '''''Transformers'' — Headmasters: [[The Rebirth|The Rebirth (Parts, 1, 2 & 3)]]''' (1988)
<center><gallery>
Image:TempoVideo CallofthePrimitives GirlWhoLovedPowerglide.jpg|'''V8807'''
Image:TempoVideo HeavyMetalWars GhostintheMachine.jpg|'''V8811'''
Image:TempoVideo HeavyMetalWars GirlWhoLovedPowerglide.jpg|'''V9011'''
Image:TempoVideo Rebirth.jpg|'''V9071'''
</gallery></center>
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*V9079 — '''''Transformers'' — [[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1|The Return of]] [[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2|Optimus Prime]]: Optimus Prime the Ultimate Robot''' (1988)
*V9134 — '''''Transformers'' — [[Dark Awakening]] / [[Grimlock's New Brain]]''' (1988)
*V9152 — '''The Action Adventure Collection''' (1988)
:Contains the episode "[[Starscream's Brigade]]" alongside episodes of ''[[Action Force]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Inhumanoids|Inhumanoids]]''.
*V9158 — '''''Transformers'' — [[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006]] / [[Fight or Flee]]''' (1989)
<center><gallery>
Image:TempoVideo ReturnofOptimusPrime.jpg|'''V9079'''
Image:TempoVideo DarkAwakening Grimlock'sNewBrain.jpg|'''V9134'''
Image:TempoVideo ActionAdventureCollection.jpg|'''V9152'''
Image:TempoVideo BigBroadcastof2006 FightorFlee.jpg|'''V9158'''
</gallery></center>
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*92472 — '''The Action Adventure Collection II''' (1989)
:Contains the episode "Ghost in the Machine" alongside episodes of ''Action Force'' and ''[[Wikipedia:C.O.P.S.|C.O.P.S.]]''
*92532 — '''''Transformers'' — [[Carnage in C-Minor|Carnage in C Minor]] / [[The Ultimate Weapon]]''' (1989)
*92742 — '''''Transformers'' — Headmasters / The Return of Optimus Prime''' (1989)
<center><gallery>
Image:TempoVideo ActionAdventureCollectionII.jpg|'''92472'''
Image:TempoVideo CarnageinCMinor UltimateWeapon.jpg|'''92532'''
Image:TempoVideo Rebirth ReturnofOptimusPrime.jpg|'''92742'''
</gallery></center>
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*92842 — '''''Transformers'' — Fight or Flee / Call of the Primitives''' (1989)
:Released as part of an "Avon Video Collection", presumably available exclusively through Avon Cosmetics representatives.
*93452 — '''''Transformers'' — Starscream's Brigade''' (1989)
*93542 — '''The Action Adventure Collection IV''' (1990)
:Contains the episode "Fight or Flee" alongside episodes of ''Action Force'' and ''C.O.P.S.''
<center><gallery>
Image:TempoVideo FightorFlee CallofthePrimitives.jpg|'''92842'''
Image:TempoVideo StarscreamsBrigade.jpg|'''93452'''
Image:TempoVideo ActionAdventureCollectionIV.jpg|'''93542'''
</gallery></center>
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===Collins Video===
*'''''Transformers'' — Dark Awakening''' (1990)
*'''''Transformers'' — [[Nightmare Planet]]''' (1990)
*'''''Transformers'' — The Girl Who Loved Powerglide''' (1990)
<center><gallery>
Image:CollinsVideo DarkAwakening.jpg|'''Dark Awakening'''
Image:CollinsVideo NightmarePlanet.jpg|'''Nightmare Planet'''
Image:CollinsVideo GirlWhoLovedPowerglide.jpg|'''The Girl Who Loved Powerglide'''
</gallery></center>
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===Abbey Home Entertainment===
*94112 — '''''Transformers'' — Dark Awakening / Grimlock's New Brain''' (1990)
*94122 — '''''Transformers'' — Heavy Metal Wars / The Girl Who Loved Powerglide''' (1990)
*94212 — '''''Transformers'' — [[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]] / [[Masquerade]]''' (1990)
<center><gallery>
Image:TempoVideo DarkAwakening Grimlock'sNewBrain 1990.jpg|'''94112'''
Image:TempoVideo HeavyMetalWars GirlWhoLovedPowerglide 1990.jpg|'''94122'''
Image:TempoVideo CosmicRust Masquerade.jpg|'''94212''' (standard cover)
Image:TempoVideo CosmicRust Masquerade cardboard.jpg|'''94212''' (cardboard sleeve)

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*94632 — '''''Transformers'' — The Nightmare Planet''' (1992)
*94852 — '''''Transformers'' — Super Video''' (1992)
:Contains the episodes "[[Madman's Paradise]]", "Call of the Primitives", "Big Broadcast of 2006" and "[[The Quintesson Journal]]".
*95362 — '''''Transformers'' — [[Starscream's Ghost]] / Fight or Flee''' (1991)
*95462 — '''''Transformers'' — [[Thief in the Night]] / [[Surprise Party]]''' (1991)
:Available exclusively at WHSmith.
<center><gallery>
Image:TempoKidsClub NightmarePlanet.jpg|'''94632'''
Image:TempoVideo SuperVideo.jpg|'''94852'''
Image:TempoVideo Starscream'sGhost FightorFlee.jpg|'''95362'''
Image:TempoVideo ThiefintheNight SurpriseParty.jpg|'''95462'''
</gallery></center>
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*95832 — '''''Transformers'' — [[Only Human]]''' (1992)
*96562 — '''''Transformers'' — Headmasters / The Return of Optimus Prime / Cosmic Rust''' (1991)
:Available exclusively at Blockbuster and Ritz video rental stores.
*96612 — '''The Biggest Ever Saturday Morning Picture Show''' ([[June 14]], 1993)
:Contains the episode "[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming]]" alongside episodes of ''Action Force'', ''[[wikipedia:The Adventures of T-Rex|The Adventures of T-Rex]]'', ''[[wikipedia:James Bond Jr.|James Bond Jr]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles]]'', ''[[wikipedia:The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!|The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Captain N: The Game Master|Captain N: The Game Master]]''.
*96782 — '''The Biggest Ever Saturday Morning Heroes''' ([[October 4]], 1993)
:Contains the episode "Starscream's Brigade" alongside episodes of ''The Adventures of T-Rex'', ''James Bond Jr'', ''[[wikipedia:Little Dracula|Little Dracula]]'', ''Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles'', ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' and ''Captain N: The Game Master''.
<center><gallery>
Image:TempoKidsClub OnlyHuman.jpg|'''95832'''
Image:TempoVideo Rebirth ReturnofOptimusPrime CosmicRust.jpg|'''96562'''
Image:TempoVideo SaturdayMorningPictureShow.jpg|'''96612'''
Image:TempoVideo SaturdayMorningHeroes.jpg|'''96782'''
</gallery></center>
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==Notes==
*Not only has the title to the episode "Heavy Metal War" gained an 's' on each of its video covers, but on the cassette label of tape #94122 it is merely called "Heavy Wars".

*Apart from "Heavy Metal War", Tempo's selection of episodes came from mostly from season three, with a smattering of season two episodes, the latter two seasons of the series having never been broadcast on mainstream British television. This possibly explains the Tempo Video releases' unusual longevity for Generation 1 products.

==External links==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEVlCgOnYI8 The MSD Video era logo] clip at YouTube.
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7UGO3bu1rw The Abbey Home Entertainment era logo] clip at YouTube.

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