John Amero was there at the very dawn of the porn industry. At a time when working in porn carried a huge stigma, at a time when people in the business worked under assumed names out of fear of being discovered, Amero and his late brother Lem proudly put their real names in the credits of early X-rated classics such as
Every Inch a Lady (1975) and
Blonde Ambition (1981).
In Amero Brothers productions, the films told a story and featured performers who could act. In many ways the brothers tried to emulate the classic Hollywood films they adored, such as the glorious MGM musicals of the previous generation.
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It seems anachronistic now, but singles used to matter. I mean,
really matter. Having a catchy song hang around the upper echelons of the chart and gain heavy rotation on radio and music TV (remember music TV?) was the gateway to million dollar record deals and your album selling by the truckload, a causal link that just doesn’t exist these days no matter how many hits, views and likes an artist can rack up.
Don’t believe me? Len’s ‘Steal My Sunshine’, due for re-release through Alcopop on the 16th June, shifted an alleged 16,000 copies per week at the height of its popularity back in 1999, and led to their album
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