I never understood Nuts/Zoo magazine. They were aimed at teenage boys in an era of unbridled access to the internet.

>>42027

Old media hadn't entirely died then and there is (and this is a weird defence of those magazines) a value in curated content to create a particular perspective, that is a worthwhile artistic endeavor of it self. And I would argue a tragedy that it is lost in our clickbait driven new media.

>>42028

I know what you're saying, and I appreciate it too. I have found memories of getting lost in the walls and walls of hyperspecific magazines (why does there need to be three different fly fishing magazines? And yet there is) in Menzies. These specialist mags still exist, I still buy Land Rover Owner Monthly sometimes, but over the years the adverts have outweighed the articles.

My grandad used to buy a couple of motorhome magazines. A heady mix of aspirational winnebagos and actual, practical advice about building and maintaining your less ridiculous camper.

>>42029

Fond memories. Fucks sake.

>>42029

I am glad you understand and value you it too, I take comfort in that.

Feels quite nostalgic to be honest. These photosets were actually quite fun. Though the blonde looks a bit too much like Blackpool Hilton.

These images look incomplete without a tiny man photoshopped in and some poorly written text overlaid about how the women are looking forward to crushing him.

>>42041
I think this says more about you than anyone else lad.

>>42042

>>42027

I was 17 when Zoo was big and there was always a copy kicking about in our common area.

Pinder and Marsh were at the first big event of my Uni's Freshers week.

What I really miss was the laddy Playstation magazines, and Charlie Brooker's PC Zone comics.

Didnt it get so that Zoo and Nuts et al had to put their mags in a censored plastic envelope like it was actual porno?

Is there any good archives gfor scans of old lad mags like FHM/Loaded etc?

>Is there any good archives gfor scans of old lad mags like FHM/Loaded etc?

Yes, the Archive.

https://archive.org/search.php?query=FHM%20magazine

Doesn't seem to be a cohesive collection, but enough to get you started. If you ever find yourself asking 'is there record of this obscure local media long out of print', the answer is archive.org. It's a godsend.

Now I'm craving some Bizarre. Remember getting a copy of it on the way back from a school trip to London, and we saw George Galloway and Lembit Opik among others. Someone obviously asked a question about Big Brother and he genuinely had a go at them for wasting his time. Must have been a bit raw. It wasn't a very good question to be fair, the kid could have at least given it a political spin.

Thank you lad, you just reminded me how much Lucy Pinder still gives me a proper stonk on.

I'm sure we all have fond memories of teachers confiscating the odd copy of Max Power or FHM and enjoying the fruits of their unwarranted plunder.