Just Girls magazine - goodbye?

[buttsie]

Originally Posted by Sharkhunter

Buttsie - yep, having bought Club for the past twenty-one years the mag has seen a few changes in looking for a particular demographic. It was probably top of the range between 1989 and 1997, but took a dive between 1998 and 2001 as the editors desperately tried to chase the Lads' Mag generation - forgetting that fact that many older readers - I speak for myself here - were just not interested in what chicks got up in nightclub toilets.

In 2002 under the stewardship of Matt Berry things went up again, as a clear emphasis was based on Club's reputation for churning out the sweetest and most natural models. This was confirmed by the fact that there were very few fake-titted girls, and no tattoos - to the point where girls known to have tattoos were airbrushed (Natasha Marley, Annetta Keys to name but two). It was the content around 2003 that encouraged me to start buying the mag again on a monthly basis.

The first issue under the new ed saw a sneaky tattoo - and elicited by sending in an email which was actually published in the mag. I am only guessing that other readers much like tats and fake tits, as they have started to appear again. Moreover - as I said in an earlier post - the regular girl now is Sasha, who was fine with her little natural boobies but utterly hideous with what is now a massive set of balloons. Fine for MW and MO, but Club? From the natural and stunning Sophie Moone to that? It just happens to be that the content is just about passing muster - in addition to the fact that I am now actually collecting the magazine. Or else I might have finally given up on it.

Billy - I hear you about the DVDs. They stick an extra quid on, and what you see for the most part is softcore shit. OK, the ones with Sophie Moone are OK, but when you can just head elsewhere and download the full uncut stuff you have to conclude that they are fleecing readers with what can only be described as "shit DVD tax".

I was actually referring to how titles come and go,
not so much the individual change in any individual mag

One thing that really strikes me since the explosion of titles is the amount of duplication
Surely in this day and age there are enough models about to not have the same sets appearing in different magazines over and over

Our major supplier of Aussie magazines ACP is notorious for it and their the tackiest rags for quality of paper....i'm sure it doubles as toilet paper

http://www.acp.com.au/people.htm
http://www.acp.com.au/the_picture.htm
http://www.acp.com.au/the_picture_premium.htm

Just going through this magazine site its bizarre how many issues lasted next to no time at all....Just Girls being history isnt that much of a surprise

http://www.wonderclub.com/magazines/adult_magazines.php

[mayfairreader]

I'm a reader of all of the main 6 PRP titles and have been for years, I consider myself a collector too. I've actually been heartened by some of the changes I've seen content-wise, which I think had all drifted a bit by the end of the 'old' PRP era. The designs have mostly improved, my fear that advertising would take over was unfounded, and while the physical quality isn't what it was, it's acceptable still.

Not sure how aware you all are that the distributor of the new publishing company went bust a few months ago which caused serious problems leading to them liquidating some of their assets and their shares being delisted. If you buy from the newsagent and haven't been able to find issues easily recently this'll be why - they've even had some letters recently acknowledging 'problems beyond our control'.

I've usually been against the DVDs, especially in the later days of 'old PRP' when they bascially had crop-framed hardcore films with all the best bits cut out! I'm not too upset with the recent DVDs which have basically been a video form of the exact same stuff that goes in the mags. I'd much rather see softcore content where you at least see all there is to see, and there is an added dimension seeing a girl on video compared to in the mag.

Re Just Girls, I'll have a look myself when I next go mag shopping and let you know what I see, but I guess if it has gone I won't be too surprised. My best guess is that the new owners see themselves as owners of brands that many people are still really fond of - Mayfair, Men Only, Escort etc - and ultimately Just Girls (or even Model Directory) isn't one of them.

As a bit of a magazine romantic I'd be sorry to see it go, but much rather that than one I really care about (and still buy!).

My only fear is find these 'branded' titles turning into £5+ DVD issues, which I think would force me to rationalise my hobby a bit. Fingers crossed it doesn't come to that.