Acquired Tastes XLIII: Gay Pulp Fiction, Part 210 - Surree Stud Series, Part 2 of 8

Acquired Tastes XLIII: 

Gay Pulp Fiction, Part 210

Surree Stud Series

Part 2 of 8

Today, we take 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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Peter Standing

 Author: Peter Pepper 

Surree Stud Series

 1975 

SS-012

Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.

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Good Head Uncle

 Author: Peter Pepper 

Surree Stud Series

 1975 

SS-013

According to Hommi Publishing's Big Ass List, this one is about a "boy who goes to live with uncle".

Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.

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Hard Teacher

 Author: Larry Ericks 

Surree Stud Series

 1975 

SS-014

Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.

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Man-Handler

 Author: Mike Ward 

Surree Stud Series

 1975 

SS-015

Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.

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Fresh Man

 Author: Jim Lawrence 

Surree Stud Series

 1975 

SS-016

According to Hommi Publishing's Big Ass List, this one is about a "gay college student and his conquests".

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Chicken for Two

 Author: Stuart Thomas 

Surree Stud Series

 1976 

SS-017

Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.

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Hard-Corps Slave

 Author: Tom Raines 

Surree Stud Series

 1976 

SS-018

According to Hommi Publishing's Big Ass List, this one is about a "Marine recruit who subjects himself to sexual humiliation".

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Gay Cruiser, Book 1

 Author: Newt Jennings 

Surree Stud Series

 1976

SS-019

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Gay Cruiser, Book 2

 Author: Newt Jennings 

Surree Stud Series

 1976 

SS-020

Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.

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 Sailor's Hunky Trucker

 Author: Bob Hancock 

Surree Stud Series

 1976 

SS-021

According to Hommi Publishing's Big Ass List, this is a "sequel to SS-4 and SS-8".

Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.

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Hot Young Houseboy

 Author: Mike Ward

 Surree Stud Series 

1976

 SS-022 

Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.

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And that's all for now.

Next week: more tantalizing Surree Stud Series titles.

Until then...

Thanks for reading!

I Wanna Be Your Slave - Måneskin