A label which was tied in with a series of children's books. According to Billboard of the 6th of November 1976, President Records had launched Den-Mark to coincide with the launch of four Woolly Rhino books, written by Annabelle Ogilvie and published by Jupiter. An album and a single were to be released. 'Woolly Rhino Song' b/w 'Games The Rhino Play' by Woolly Rhino & Friends duly appeared, that same month, with a catalogue number of DN-500, but there's no trace of an album. Distribution was by Lugton and by H. R. Taylor, and presumably by President themselves; promotional copies were marked with a small 'A', as was the case for many President-family labels at that time (2). Three years later a follow-up single, 'W-oo-ll-y' b/w 'The World Filled With Colour', appeared, but it came out on the Decca label (F-13868; 10/79). The production company, Shambles, was the same, as was the producer, Andy Renton, who reportedly had previous experience with bands rooted in children's literature as an occasional member of the Wombles. In that same year Decca also put out an album of Woolly Rhino stories, narrated by Norman Shelley (Argo, ZDSW-729).
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