''Escort'' is a British men's
softcore adult magazine
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featuring
erotica
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published monthly by ''Blue Active Media Ltd''. It is published by
Paul Raymond Publications,
[ a company that also publishes a number of similar magazines, including '' Club International'', '']Mayfair
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'', '' Men Only'', '' Men's World'', and '' Razzle''. The origin of these titles lies in businessman Paul Raymond's expansion from strip club
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management into magazine publishing in the 1960s.
Publication history
A 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''.
Content
The 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".[Karl Simms, "Ethics and the subject", ''Critical studies vol.8'', Rodopi, 1997, , p.208] It often features photo-shoots taken in an "ordinary" location like a pub
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, 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".
See also
* List of pornographic magazines
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For inclusion in this list, pornographic ...
* Outline of British pornography
* Pornography in the United Kingdom
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References
External links
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Official digital newsstand of Paul Raymond Publications
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1980 establishments in the United Kingdom