Many decades before the internet began providing the word with a cornucopia of sleaze, paperback books were a favorite among adult smut connoisseurs. The sheer number of sleazy reads published during the 1960s and 70s is nothing short of amazing – all supplied by a variety of publishers more than willing to meet the demand for trashy paperbacks.
We’ve covered the infamous Liverpool Library, with their bizarre cover illustrations which seem family-friendly at first glance, but upon closer inspection are anything but. Today, let’s have a look at another brand of risqué reads – Playtime.
The Playtime books were more run-of-the-mill, with lurid (but often terrible) cover art to match their often hilariously bad titles. They’re certainly tacky, but not anywhere near x-rated by today’s standards…. still, a lot of fun to peruse. Enjoy.
-Flashbak
