The record arm of Len Carrington's 'Production Music' firm. Production Music was started in 1973 or thereabouts, and it specialized in sheet music for schools and choirs. An article in 'Music Week' of the 18th of June 1977 said that it had set up a record company, Promus International, and that it intended to issue a series of EPs of middle-of-the-road material. The first release, which was due on the 17th, was a Jubilee EP by the Wimbledon Girls Choir; it featured the tracks 'Ring Out The Bells Of Jubilee', 'God Save The Queen', 'This World Belongs To Everyone' and 'O Lovely Peace', and it had a catalogue number of M-771. The cost of the EP was £1 plus VAT, and it was currently being distributed by Promus themselves, though a distribution deal with a major was being sought. A Christmas single by the Choir, 'The Happiness Of Christmas Day' b/w 'Love Is Caring', was released that same year but on a plain SRT custom recording label with an SRT catalogue number; it did however have a Promus International matrix number, M-772, and a credit to the company on the label (1), so I feel moderately justified in classing it as a Promus International release. The Choir were also due to feature on a future EP with the Oyten Junior Choir from Germany, but there's no trace of it. The 'Music Week' article quotes a company spokesman as saying "We started Promus International because we feel that there will be a demand for the records that we will be releasing." Sadly, however, there's nothing on the internet about any Promus International records, not even the Jubilee EP, so presumably demand wasn't as great as anticipated and the venture was short-lived. If anybody can provide a scan of that I'd be pleased to see it, if only to discover whether it had a proper label identity; perhaps one of the Wimbledon Girls - or the Queen - has a copy? Thanks to Sid Stovold for the use of his scan here.
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