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publication of the United Kingdom's '' Club International''. ''Club'' features sexually oriented articles, video reviews, and pictorials that include

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History

During the early and mid 1990s the magazine featured softcore and simulated sex pictorials and had at least two contract models that appeared monthly (Charmaine Sinclair and

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). ''Club'' and its UK sister publication, ''Club International'', are the flagship publications for Paul Raymond Publications which distributes eight of the ten top selling adult magazines in the UK.Jamie Doward
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Management

When Paragon Publishing, the U.S. franchisee of ''Club'', filed for

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the publishing was taken over by Paul Raymond Publications. In August 2009, Magna Publishing Group purchased ''Club'' magazine and its sister publications from Club Media Inc., increasing the total number of titles it publishes to over sixty. The deal also included sister publications '' Club International'', ''Club Confidential'', and ''Best of Club''. Magna Publishing Group also produces such established men's magazine titles such as '' Swank'', ''

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''. In December 2015 Magna Publishing Group was purchased by 1-800-PHONESEX.

References

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