Acquired Tastes XLIII: Gay Pulp Fiction, Part 214 - Jock Studs, Part 1 of 5

Acquired Tastes XLIII: 

Gay Pulp Fiction, Part 214

 Jock Studs

Part 1 of 5 

Today we take a look at the Jock Studs imprint.

Brought to you by the good people at Star Distributors, LTD., the Jock Studs imprint published 56 titles, from 1985-1988. Star Distributors, LTD. operated out of a P.O. Box at the Canal Street Station in New York City.

The cover design features colored erotic illustrations by Crag Esposito and an artist who goes by Clément. All of the authors are anonymous. Many of the titles, as was Star Distributors' practice, would be republished under different imprints, such as the Young Stallions imprint.

The topic of all these titles appears to be sports, or, more specifically, what happens in the locker room, off the field and court. 

 

The numbering system begins with JS-101 and continues thusly.

These books can be found for between $20 to $143!

 

Finding these titles is something of a challenge. I came up short six times this week. Here are the first dozen titles. 

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 Tight-end Lovers

 Author: Anonymous 

Jock Studs

 1985 

JS-101

(Cover not found.)

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 Showerroom Orgy

 Author: Anonymous 

Jock Studs

 1985 

JS-102

Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.

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 Naked Mascot

 Author: Anonymous 

Jock Studs

 1985 

JS-103

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 Team Heat

 Author: Anonymous 

Jock Studs

 1985 

JS-104

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Quarterback’s Lover

 Author: Anonymous 

Jock Studs

 1985 

JS-105

(Cover not found.)

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 Loving the Coach

 Author: Anonymous 

Jock Studs

 1985 

JS-106

(Cover not found.)

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 Center Court Ballbuster

 Author: Anonymous 

Jock Studs

 1985 

JS-107

(Cover not found.)

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 Swim Team's Wet Party

 Author: Anonymous 

Jock Studs

 1985 

JS-108

Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.

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 Team Circle Jerk

 Author: Anonymous 

Jock Studs

 1985 

JS-109

Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.

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 Soccer Field Studs

 Author: Anonymous 

Jock Studs 

1985

 JS-110

(Cover not found.)

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 The Captain's Hot Rod

 Author: Anonymous 

Jock Studs

 1985 

JS-111

Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.

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 Center Field Catcher

 Author: Anonymous 

Jock Studs 

1985 

JS-112

(Cover not found.)

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And that's all for now.

Next week: a dozen more tantalizing titles from the Jock Studs imprint.

Until then...

Thanks for reading!

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Here's The Thing - Sports Team

Wonderland Burlesque's Down The Rabbit Hole: Italo-Disco

Wonderland Burlesque's

Down The Rabbit Hole:

Italo-Disco

Down The Rabbit Hole merely places a spotlight on something slightly unusual that's caught my interest. With the help of Wikipedia, YouTube, and other sites, I gather information and learn something new.

Today, we take a look at Italo-Disco.

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Talk about your guilty pleasures!

This genre first came to my attention while researching Twenty One's The Eyes Of Don Johnson. To learn more? I didn't have to go very far. 

In fact, I believe that Angelica Frey at Discogs has probably written the master class on this genre. So, because I'm lazy, I'll let her do all the heavy-lifting. Why mess with perfection?

Here's Frey and Giuseppe Savoni's list of the essential cuts which define this genre. To read her insightful track-by-track description, head to Discogs.

From Angelica Frey:

"Italo-Disco is a genre that thrived between the late 1970s and mid-1980s and comes back in style about every five years. With its sugary choruses and glittering instrumentals, it’s not hard to hear why. The name, coined by German discographer Bernhard Mikulski, the owner of ZYX label, describes the disco-inflected records from the namesake region at the time.

While quite heterogeneous, Italo-Disco combines synths, 4/4, the Philly, and the Munich sounds and favors simple, straightforward melodies. It’s also extraordinarily prolific. Labels like Disco Magic had an assembly-line approach. And often times, the de-facto leader of an act was not necessarily the person providing vocals.

Italo-Disco’s influence reverberated internationally. Eiffel 65‘s Blue would not exist without it, nor would Eurodance and its child-friendly varieties seen in the 1990s. Japan’s own interpretation of Eurobeat also owes a debt to Italo-Disco.

While gathering the essential singles, Discogs consulted music curator, DJ, and scholar Giuseppe 'Disco Bambino' Savoni. Consider these ten tracks a window into the genre that may never disappear into the history books."

Remember - Vivian Vee

1979

I Wanna Be Your Lover - La Bionda

1980

I Like Chopin - Gazebo

1983

Spacer Woman - Charli

1983

Hypnotic Tango - My Mine

1983

Magic Carillon - Rose

1984

Self Control - Raf

1984

Only Music Survives - Alba

1985

Tarzan Boy - Baltimora

1985

Call Me - Spagna
1987

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Have a favorite of the genre not listed? 

Leave it in the comments section. 

Me? I never wanted this list to end.

Thanks for reading.

And check out Discogs.and Angelica Frey's full article.

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