Adult Video News Buyerвђ™s Guide 1986-87 〈RECENT ◉〉

By the mid-1980s, the "Golden Age of Porn" was concluding, replaced by the "Video Age". The 1986-87 period was particularly significant due to several factors:

: The adult industry played a pivotal role in the "format war," favoring VHS over Betamax because of its longer recording times, which allowed full-length features to fit on a single tape. Adult Video News Buyer’s Guide 1986-87

While rare today, the 1986-87 Buyer's Guide is noted for its extensive cataloging of early adult media: By the mid-1980s, the "Golden Age of Porn"