It's almost a shame to start these tapes out with those artistic 800 line commercials, because noth­ing that follows even comes within sniffing distance of that level of class. What we have are (except for Vol. 12) three anal scenes per tape, usually instigated by some throwaway plot, with lighting that ranges from so-so to bad, often inaudible dialogue, and what must be a very tired Dick Nasty, considering that he appears in four out of the 12 scenes. One major drawback is that there's nary an insertion shot to be found anywhere, and a lot of the so-called "anal" looks soft­core to us.

The best of Vol. 9 (called Vol. 10 on the tape) is in fact Dick's tryst with "secretary" C.J. Bennett, who allows Dick to probe her ass both digitally and penilely, ending with a bj and a facial. Most notable are C.J.'s expressions of jov, leading one to believe that there's some true sexual acting talent lurking close by. (Too bad it isn't that evident in the tease opener she does for Vol. 10.) Also appearing are Veronica Sage and Tim Lake, and Ginger Snatch and Lance, all of whom suffer the "looped sound" syndrome, and neither of which are very hot, though Veronica scores over Ginger.

Vol. 10 opens with a very wet bj from C.J., after which Sam Smyth (Max Steiner) takes her anally front and rear, ending in a facial flood. The Rodney Moore scenario has Angelica getting a lift from porn's least-seen stud back to her apartment, where the festivities commence. Rodney gives her a good licking, including her ass, but it barely seems as if his cock has penetrated her ass. Maybe that's why she has to finish him off with a bj. Best of the bunch is the finale, featuring Zumira and Jeff Scott. He starts out fingering her ass while licking pussy, and pretty soon, his fingers are everywhere. The anal plunging is way too short before Zumira takes a faceful of goo.

Daphne returns to XXX for a threeway that opens Vol. 11. She gets to suck off both Wolf Savage and Guy DiSilva before she lets Wolf into her nether regions. Again, the anal is short, and Wolf cums on her ass just before Guy shoots for her tits. The best-looking gal on the tape is Shannon, a dark, slim "Ariana-looking" brunette who takes Dick Nasty through every position before jerking him off in reverse cowgirl position. Finally, Christy and Mr. X share an intimate din­ner before he tackles her well-shaped ass in a much-too-short tape closer.

The appearance of Selina St. Clair will be the selling point of Vol. 12, but the lady mugs too much for the camera to suit us. Still, she handles Dick Nasty well, as he fingers and licks her butt, and pours milk on her ass before entering it. Next Dick does some minor shaving on Jennifer in her tub before moving her to the bed for some cowgirl — but we don't see any anal here, and without an insert shot (yet again), we just don't think it happened. Likewise with Alicia Rio and Steve Houston; the lady sure shows her asshole enough, but it remains unpenetrated by the end of their scene.

Also of note: LBO seems to have discontinued its dual hard/soft boxes with Vol. 11, going for all softcore, but those familiar with the series will have no trouble finding it either way.