Escort is a British men's softcore adult magazine featuring erotica published monthly by Blue Active Media Ltd.[1] It is published by Paul Raymond Publications,[2][3] a company that also publishes a number of similar magazines, including Club International, Mayfair, Men Only, Men's World, and Razzle. The origin of these titles lies in businessman Paul Raymond's expansion from strip club management into magazine publishing in the 1960s.[4]
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 Escort Magazine Vol. 25, No. 2 | |
| Editor | Jim Harris |
|---|---|
| Categories | Pornographic magazine |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | City Magazines (1958–1971) Paul Raymond Publications (1971–present) |
| First issue | 1980 (44 years ago) |
| Company | Blue Active Media Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 0952-6706 |
| OCLC | 60832552 |
Publication history
editA monthly pin-up magazine with the title Escort was published between 1958 and 1971 by City Magazines. The title was acquired by Raymond, and from 1971 to 1980 was incorporated into another title he had acquired from City Magazines, Men Only.[5]
In 1980, Raymond began publishing Escort as a top-shelf magazine with the revived title.[5] By 2012, Escort was in its 32nd year, or volume. The magazine is also sold in digital format. Initially this was via the Paul Raymond digital newsstand from 2013 until that website closed. Subsequently it has been available digitally from the publisher's main website.[6]
Content
editThe magazine's content is a combination of photographs and text, with the photographs almost entirely being those of partially or completely nude women.
Escort specialises in pictures of amateur (i.e. non-professional) models, some of which are sent to the magazine by readers – these are described as "readers' wives".[2][7] It often features photo-shoots taken in an "ordinary" location like a pub, or outdoors at a place familiar to British readers.
In 2008 Stephen Bleach, who had worked as publishing director for Paul Raymond Publications, described Escort as "cheerfully brazen" in contrast to Club International and Men Only, which he described as "pseudo-glamorous".[8] In 2013 Escort was described by Pierre Perrone, a former magazine editor for the company, as "downmarket".[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Adam Briggs, Paul Cobley, "The media: an introduction", Pearson Education, 2002, ISBN 0-582-42346-5, p.477
- ^ a b Karl Simms, "Ethics and the subject", Critical studies vol.8, Rodopi, 1997, ISBN 90-420-0022-8, p.208
- ^ Lisa Z. Sigel, "International exposure: perspectives on modern European pornography, 1800-2000", Rutgers University Press, 2005, ISBN 0-8135-3519-0, p.167
- ^ Granger, Pip (2010). Up West: Voices from the Streets of Post-War London. Random House. p. 399. ISBN 9781407083896.
- ^ a b "Men's magazines: an A to Z (Page 3: Deluxe to Esquire)". Magforum. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013.
- ^ "Sadly, DigitalMagazines.xxx has now closed for good". Paul Raymond Digital Magazine Store. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020.
- ^ Childs, Peter; Storry, Mike (2013). Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture. Encyclopedias of Contemporary Culture. Vol. 4. Routledge. p. 537. ISBN 9781134755547.
- ^ Brewis, Kathy (17 August 2008). "The real Paul Raymond". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011.
- ^ Pierre Perrone (23 April 2013). "My nights of passion with Paul Raymond". Independent.