FRED BISONNES / WESTERN MAN / LOBO STUDIOS  
1978 - 1980
Publications produced for Le Salon by Fred Bisonnes



This listing Last Updated:  July 2005





Contents are generally listed as follows:

Name of Model or Title  [aka, or known name]  (cover/interview - Photographer Name)

Brackets [ ] :  
are generally used for aliases or a more common name, but include any editorial comments.

Parenthesis ( ) :  
are for Photographer or Producer, but include additional information such as interview, cover model, centerfold, etc.



TITLE

Year

Model Names / Contents
MANACLE #1 1980 Lobo Studios
Ryan Reeves [Royce Stephano] (cover)
Ed Collins, Cal Driver, Steve Mars, Dutch Leatherman [?]
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MANACLE 1980; distributed by Le Salon.
Leather-themed hard & soft nude portraits by Hart (aka Bisonnes) of several Lobo Studios models; Ryan Reeves, Ed Collins, Cal Driver, Steve Mars plus unidentified Dutch Leatherman; & several uncredited (but by Fred Bisonnes) erotic leather-themed pencil drawings, as well as an anonymous dirty poem ("Lines") illustrated with photos of the Dutch model. 16 color pages.
PERFORMANCE 1980 Lobo Studios
Tom York, Nik Milos
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PERFORMANCE 1980; distributed by Le Salon.
Ned Hart's (aka Fred Bisonnes) hard & soft nude portraits of models Tom York & Nik Milos, plus softcore-action photos by Hart between the same models. 16 color pages.
PRIME 1980 Lobo Studios
Ryan Reeves, Ed Collins
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PRIME 1980; distributed by Le Salon.
Hart's (aka Bisonnes) hard & soft nude portraits of models Ryan Reeves (sporting a moustache) & Ed Collins. 16 color pages.
SIZZLER 1980 Lobo Studios
Steve Mars, Rory Folger
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SIZZLE 1980; distributed by Le Salon.
Hart's (aka Bisonnes) hard & soft nude portraits of models Steve Mars & Rory Folger; a short erotic fiction piece ("Fireman's Fun") by Frank Knoebel (aka Bisonnes), illustrated by a Bisonnes drawing; & a Bisonnes erotic-drawings portfolio ("Finger Lickin' Good"). 16 pages color.
TANLINE 1980 Lobo Studios
Tim Nolte, 3 Hard Men
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TANLINE 1980; distributed by Le Salon.
Three nude models in hard & soft poses: Tim Nolte, photographed by Ned Hart (aka Fred Bisonnes) & "M.S."; Brad Hammer, photographed by "M.S."; Paul Stark, photographed by Ned Hart. 16 color pages.
UNCUT 1980 Lobo Studios
Jeff Porter, Cal Driver
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UNCUT 1980; distributed by Le Salon.
Hart's (aka Bisonnes) hard & soft nude portraits of models Cal Driver & Jeff Porter (one out-of-context photo of Ryan Reeves). 16 color pages.
BRONC #1 1979 Western Man / Le Salon
Premier Issue / 48 Pages
Three Hot Cowboys, Cory Patton [Toby Richards ?], Tim Nolte, Dutch
Illustrations by Fred Bisonnes
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BRONC, 1979; distributed by Le Salon. D.J. s soft & hard nude portraits of stock-car jockey CORY PATTON; future Falcon Studios model TIM NOLTE ; & red-headed cow puncher DUTCH ; plus a Bisonnes erotic-drawings portfolio ( Broncs ); & an erotic short-fiction piece ( Fantasm ) by Guy Stowe (aka Bisonnes), illustrated by a C.B. Taylor photo. 16 color pages.
CHEVRON #1 1979 Western Man / Le Salon
Tom Hartung (entire publication)
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CHEVRON #1, 1979; distributed by Le Salon. Devoted entirely to Bisonnes s hard & soft nude portraits of bearded blond TOM HARTUNG, who later did video work for Falcon Studios. 16 color pages.
CHEVRON #2 1979 Western Man / Le Salon
Che + 2 more
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CHEVRON #2, 1979; distributed by Le Salon. Bisonnes s hard & soft nude portraits of three models: Latino CHÉ; Frenchman MICHEL GUILLOT; & former All-American swimmer RAND KENNEDY. Guillot, himself a beefcake photographer in France, had previously modeled for Target Studios. This second volume of Chevron also includes a short erotic-fiction piece by Art Boyce (aka Bisonnes), Gemini in Manzanillo, with a collage illustration by Forbes ; & there are three erotic pencil drawings by Bisonnes, two titled Hoods. 16 color pages.
CINCH 1979 Western Man / Le Salon

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CINCH, 1979; distributed by Le Salon. Ned Hart s (aka Bisonnes) hard & soft nude portraits of weekend cowpoke TOM MILES; a D.J softcore photo-fantasy ( Dutch Treat ) two-way between ranch foreman JOE GRANGE & hired hand Dutch ; D,J. s soft & hard nude portraits of Grange; Bisonnes s sneak preview nude portraits of model MICK SLATER; a Bisonnes 2-page photo-pictorial, Bandana ; a Bisonnes erotic-drawing portfolio ( Ride Em! ); & a short erotic-fiction pieces ( The Abduction and Seduction of Hercules Jones ) by Frank Knoebel (aka Bisonnes).16 color pages.
GYMNOS #1 1979 Western Man / Le Salon
Jack Krüger, Nick Vitto
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GYMNOS #1, 1979; distributed by Le Salon. Bisonnes s hard & soft nude portraits of two models: Southern California chemical engineer JACK KRÜGER, with no previous nude-modeling experience; & Bostonian carpenter NICK VITTO, whose previous modeling stint had been for a tacky bar magazine. 16 color pages.
GYMNOS #2 1979 Western Man / Le Salon
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GYMNOS #2, 1979; distributed by Le Salon. Features hard & soft nude portraits by San Francisco photographer D.J. (Garrett) of Latino waiter FRANCISCO, who had no previous modeling experience; plus D.J. s softcore fantasy ( Trashy! ) two-way between Francisco & an unnamed blond (actually Falcon Studios model TIM NOLTE). Included, as well, is an erotic-drawing portfolio ( Jet Set ) by Bisonnes; and erotic short fiction ( Fucks for Bucks ) by Guy Stowe (aka Bisonnes), with a collage illustration by Forbes. 16 color pages.
HARD MEN #1 1980 Western Man / Le Salon
Jack Burke, Tom York
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HARD MEN, 1980; distributed by Le Salon. A popouri of previously unpublished photos of Western Man models, all with erections, photographed by Fred Bisonnes, Ned Hart & D.J. : Jack Krüger, Dare Paxton, Ty Nevelson, Nick Vitto, Will Ness, Paul Stark, Ryan Reeves, Michel Guillot, Tom Hartung, Brick Collier, Bo, Rand Kennedy, Francisco, Dutch, Joe Grange, Tom Miles, Seth, Tim Nolte, Christopher Voight, Tom York & Jack Burke. 16 color pages.
The Men of WESTERN MAN 1980 Western Man / Le Salon

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The Men of WESTERN MAN, 1980; distributed by Le Salon. Previously unpublished hard & soft nude portraits by Bisonnes, Hart & D.J. of Western Man models: Ryan Reeves, Tom Hartung, Rand Kennedy, Nick Vitto, Jack Krüger, Michel Guillot, Ché, Francisco, Tim Nolte, Brick Collier, Dare Paxton, Charles Overmeyer, Steve Packard [Steve Packard #02], Christopher Voight, Paul Stark, Seth, Ty Nevelson, Casey Donovan, Will Ness, Mick Slater, Joe Grange, Dutch & Tom Miles; plus new models VIC CASTLE & FRANK CAISSON in the nude for Ned Hart s (Bisonnes) camera; & Bisonnes s erotic pencil portraits of models Reeves, Hartung, Guillot, Krüger, Francisco, Tim Nolte, Cory Patton, Brick Collier, Steve Packard, Christopher Voight, Ty Nevelson, Will Ness, Mick Slater, Joe Grange & Dutch ; & a Closeup self-explanatory photomontage of cocks & butts of WM models by WM photographers. 16 color pages.
PARAGON #1 1979 Western Man / Le Salon
Ryan Reeves [Royce Stefano] (cover)
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Paragon #1, 1979; distributed by Le Salon. Devoted entirely to Fred Bisonnes s hard & soft nude portraits of model Ryan Reeves (who five years later would be photographed by Bisonnes for Advocate MEN, when Reeves used the name Royce Stefano). 16 color pages.
PARAGON #2 1980 Western Man / Le Salon
Jack Burke, Tom York
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PARAGON #2, 1980; distributed by Le Salon. Bisonnes s hard & soft nude portraits of two models: video performer (Brentwood & Pantheon) JACK BURKE; & English tourist TOM YORK, who had no previous modeling experience. 16 color pages.
RIVET #1
Western Man / Le Salon
Brick Collier, Will Ness
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RIVET #1, 1979; distributed by Le Salon. Bisonnes s hard & soft nude portraits of two models: curly-blond ex-collegian BRICK COLLIER, who had no previous modeling experience; & real-life hardhat WILL NESS, likewise a modeling newcomer. 16 color pages.
RIVET #2 1980 Western Man / Le Salon
Bo Ritter (D.J.), Alex Kouros (D.J.), Mick Slater (Bisonnes), Steve Roblie Illustrations
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RIVET#2, 1980; distributed by Le Salon. Hard & soft nude portraits by San Francisco photographer D.J. (Garrett) of a plumber known only as BO & pro-fisherman ALEX KOUROS; Bisonnes s soft & hard nude portraits of red-headed warehouseman MICK SLATER; an erotic-drawings portfolio by Steve Roblie (aka Bisonnes); a 2nd erotic-drawings portfolio by Bisonnes; & an erotic short-fiction piece (Marlboro Mouth ) by Dennis Forbes, illustrated with a Roblie drawing. 16 color pages.
STRAP #1 1979 Western Man / Le Salon
Tom Hartung (cover), Ty Nevelson, Chris Voight, Guillot & Benoit
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STRAP #1, 1979; distributed by Le Salon. Bisonnes s hard & soft nude portraits of leather-clad model TY ( THOR ) NEVELSON; Ned Hart s (aka Bisonnes) hard & soft nude portraits of snake-tattooed CHRISTOPHER VOIGHT ( Sssst! ); a softcore photo-fantasy ( Tux ) by Bisonnes, featuring models TOM HARTUNG & CHARLES OVERMEYER; Guillot & Benoit, studio photography of leatherman BENOIT & self-portraits by Parisien beefcake photographer & model MICHEL GUILLOT; & Achtung! a Bisonnes Tom Hartung nude photo-portrait reprise. 8 color pages.
STRAP #2 1979 Western Man / Le Salon
Brick Collier (cover/cover - FB)
Vic Castle (Ned Hart/FB)
Jack Krüger (FB)
Vitto (FB)
Will Ness (Ned Hart/FB)
illustrations by: Fred Bisonnes, Ryan Reeves, S.F. Roblie
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STRAP #2, 1979; distributed by Le Salon. Bisonnes s hard & soft nude portraits of leather-clad models: NICK VITTO ( Vitto ); BRICK COLLIER ( Brick ); & JACK KRÜGER ( Krüger ); plus Ned Hart s (aka Bisonnes) leather-nudes of WILL NESS ( Loch n Keys ) & VIC CASTLE ( A Man s Castle ); & a Leatherotica portfolio of the work of 4 artists: Rand Orb, Ryan Reeves, S.F. Roblie & Dennis Forbes (all by Forbes). 8 color pages.
STRAP #3 1979 Western Man / Le Salon
Steve Packard [Steve Packard #02] (Ned Hart/FB)
Che (Ned Hart/FB)
Paul Stark (Ned Hart/FB)
Le Grec (Michael Gu...)
illustrations by Fred Bisonnes
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STRAP #3, 1979; distributed by Le Salon. Ned Hart s (aka Bisonnes) hard & soft nude portraits of Colt Studio leatherman STEVE PACKARD & San Francisco leathermen CHE , PAUL STARK & DARE PAXTON; Bisonnes s hard & soft nude portraits of Egyptian leatherman SETH ; a photo portfolio ( Zoom ) of cock closeups; a Bisonnes erotic-drawings portfolio ( New Samurai ); a scenario for a vampire-themed screenplay ( Quench!) by Taylor Ford (aka Bisonnes), illustrated by a Forbes photo collage; & a centerfold ( Le Grec ) photographed by Michel Guillot. 8 color pages.





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