HMV returns !

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HMV returns !

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But ............. music fans are wondering what the HMV acronym actually stands for ..........

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"with the famous pink dog and gramophone appearing for over a century on our high streets" ...........

I am really am pleased that Nipper has remained pink for so long .............

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I heard the logo has had a make-over and refresh but I haven't seen it yet. No doubt some marketing and PR company has been paid thousands to tinker with Nipper! I hope they've deleted the shocking pink. The original Oxford Street logo was the best one they ever had. Just bring THAT back and stop trying to be so 21st Century, HMV.

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Oh, goodie, the author offers up another piece of phonograph-related misinformation that, the Internet being the Internet, doubtless will take on a life of its own and bedevil us forever more:

"The painting by Francis Barraud of the dog came after Francis started to play records of his dead brother's voice, the dog would run over to the phonograph and listen intently." :roll:

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