Vintage Tech: Part 1, The birth of home video porn
The old advertising adage, SEX SELLS, was taken to new heights in 1972 by Akai – manufacturer of home video equipment. If you bought the $1300 1/4inch video system, you were offered a video shoot with a real -life Penthouse model.
There’s no way a manufacturer could get away with such a promotion today. But, maybe Sony should consider it… especially if they ever introduce “Blu-Ray video cams”. After all… Blu-ray… Blu-movies…
some of the ad’s copy (via Copyranter)
You’ll wrack your brain to think of a place you can’t use a video tape recorder. We’re showing only one of thousands of ways to get it on…on video tape. And here’s a great offer. Every buyer of an AKAI VTR will receive a personal invitation from one of the provocative Penthouse Pets to attend a video taping session—with her—in a city near them.
Tags: vintage-ads, porn, video
1972 ads, you’ve got to love ‘em: