Most successful erotica promoter in U.K.
Paul Raymond, born Geoffrey Anthony Quinn, the son of a Liverpool haulage contractor, is
without doubt the
most successful individual promoter of magazine and theatrical erotica in Britain today. His
"Men Only" is one
of the best-selling girlie magazines in Britain, with "Club International", from the
same Fleet Street stable, also
chalking up impressive sales. In addition he now has five London theatres, including the
Revuebar, the Windmill,
and the Whitehall (this latter is said to have cost him £340,000). His most expensive
show - costing around
£300,000 to stage was the "Royalty Follies"; the £25,000 production costs of
"Pyjama Tops" at the Whitehall
were recouped in just two months. Paul Raymond - one-time drummer, salesman, barman, and
miner - claims
he could have sold the Revuebar for £1.25 million. One Raymond quote - "Tits, bums
and a few laughs. That's
what people like. That's what I like. I'm not a pornographer, I'm an entertainer. And I have a
knack of judging
what people want at any given moment. "