Acquired Tastes XLIII: Gay Pulp Fiction, Part 210 - Surree Stud Series, Part 4 of 8

Acquired Tastes XLIII:

Gay Pulp Fiction, Part 210

Surree Stud Series

Part 4 of 8

Today, we take yet another look at the Surree Stud Series imprint, also known as Surey Books.

The Surree Stud Series was an imprint brought to you by the good folks at Surree LTD, Inc. which operated out of offices at 9465 Mission Park Place in Santee, CA, 92071. Later, the company would become part of Star Distributors LTD., which operated out of a PO Box on Canal Street in New York City, NY. 

The books were distributed by the Zorro Distributing company.

In all, from 1975 to 1982, the imprint published 88 titles. The catalog numbering system began as SS-001. After the 55th title, for some reason, most likely due to Star Distributor's acquiring the imprint, the numbering system would restart at SSS-101. It is also at this time that the use of 'Surey' replaced 'Surree'.

The book's covers would undergo only one major design change. 

Initially, they appeared with an olive green border, a white background, with the imprint's distinctive wide read banner running at an angle near the top. The white space above the red banner held the distinctive Zorro 'mask' logo belonging to the Zorro Distributing company, the book's catalog number, and the book's price. The book's title would appear on the red banner in large, white block letters - all in caps, with the author's name in black in smaller print beneath it. Under the red banner, in the white space, an erotic ink drawing lending a clue as to what the book was about. 

The book cover's design would be altered after the 32nd title. At that point, the distinctive Zorro 'mask' logo and the book's catalog number would jump up to the upper left corner of the olive green border, with the price appearing in the triangular space between the border and the title banner. The red banner would become more of an orange-red, and a bit narrower, while the ink drawings were replaced by erotic color photos of a single male model, duo, or group of male models. Typically, these photos, while professionally done, appear rather generic in nature, having little relation to the subject of the actual book. 

The books were introduced on the market at $2.25. However, after the 12th title, the price was dropped $1.95, reverting to $2.25 when color photos replaced the ink drawings on the cover. Once acquired by Star Distributors, the price would rise to $2.95, and, by 1982, to $3.95. Many of the titles would enjoy 2nd and 3rd printings, and also be reprinted by other imprints.

The book's back covers would undergo several changes.

SS-001 to SS-032

SS-33 to SS-55

SSS-101 to SSS-119

SSS-120 - SSS-132

The books back pages advertised titles for the Blue Boy, HIS69 and Manhard imprints. Mail orders were sent to MMB at 9465 Mission Park Place in Santee, CA, 92071, or a PO Box in Santee, CA.

On the internet, these books are highly collectible and typically sell for between $30-125. The 2nd and 3rd printings of some of the titles make collecting these books a bit of a challenge.

Here are the next eleven titles.

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Blow Comin’

 Author: Paul Gronowski 

Surree Stud Series

 1978 

SS-034

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Bullfight Stud

 Author: Scott  McBride 

Surree Stud Series

 1978 

SS-035

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Cock Stealers

 Author: Tom Hardy 

Surree Stud Series

1978

 SS-036 

According to Hommi Publishing's Big Ass List, this one is about an "art theft which turns into a comedy of errors".

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Basket Case

 Author: Richard Strotherman 

Surree Stud Series

 1978 

SS-037

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Whipped Cream

 Author: Roland Graeme 

Surree Stud Series

1978 

SS-038

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S & M Bike Cop

 Author: Tom Hardy  

Surree Stud Series

 1978 

SS-039

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Honey Moon

 Author: Michael  Thomas 

Surree Stud Series

 1978 

SS-04

Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.

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Pleasure Slave Book 1

 Author: Paul Gronowski 

Surree Stud Series

 1978 

SS-041

Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.

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Coppin’ the Jock

 Author: Bob Hancock 

Surree Stud Series

 1978 

SS-042

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Big Boss Buck

 Author: Stuart Rowen 

Surree Stud Series

 1978 

SS-043

Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.

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Uncle’s Hired Hand

 Author: Raymond Cooper 

Surree Stud Series

 1978 

SS-044 

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And that's all for now.

Next week: more tantalizing titles from the Surree Stud Series.

Until then...

Thanks for reading!

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Basket Case - Green Day