Gold Star Publications

{{Short description|British magazine publisher}}

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| founder = David Gold
brother Ralph

| founded = 1972

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Gold Star Publications was a British magazine publisher co-owned by David Gold with his brother Ralph.{{Cite web |last=Fordham |first=Josh |last2=Gallagher |first2=Sean |date=2021-10-20 |title=Richest Premier League owners with Newcastle in top spot as takeover confirmed |url=https://talksport.com/football/695017/premier-league-richest-owners-newcastle-glazers-manchester-united-chelsea-abramovich-kroenke-net-worth/ |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=talkSPORT |language=en-US}} It included printing and distribution businesses including porn titles, with magazines Whitehouse, Rustler and Raider.

The business was formed in 1972 when Gold and David Sullivan merged their publishing interests.{{Cite web |last=Roebuck |first=Martin |title=Still flying by the seat of my pants at 75 |url=https://www.evaint.com/issue-article/still-flying-by-the-seat-of-my-pants-at-75/ |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=EVA VIP |language=en-GB|quote=In 1972, by which time Gold had expanded to 10 magazine outlets, one of his main rivals, David Sullivan, “made me an offer I couldn’t refuse” and the two like-minded businessmen merged their publishing, print and distribution operations.}}{{Cite web |date=2004-12-01 |title=David Gold: Luck, fear and fortune |url=https://www.growthbusiness.co.uk/david-gold-luck-fear-and-fortune-275/ |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=Growth Business |language=en-GB|quote=Gold’s main rival in the ‘top shelf’ publishing industry was David Sullivan [...] Gold admits that ‘such was the competition that neither of us was making any serious money.’ This led to them joining forces and merging their publishing groups – a venture that lasted 25 years and led to the launch of the Sunday Sport newspaper in 1986.}}

The Gold brothers sold their interests in November 2006.{{Cite web |last=Lucas |first=Damien |date=2015-09-09 |title=West Ham co-owner David Gold hits back at 'porn' jibe with a passionate defence of club on Twitter |url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2015/09/09/west-ham-co-owner-david-gold-hits-back-at-porn-jibe-with-passion/ |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=HITC |language=en-GB}} In 2007, the brothers also sold their share in Sport Newspapers.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/2813797/Sports-Newspapers-sale-nets-1m-fee.html |title=Sports Newspapers sale nets £1m fee |work=The Telegraph|date=9 August 2007 |access-date=15 September 2010 | location=London}}