Decca Supreme Records / Dinner For One
Record Sleeve
early 1930s(?) (designed), ca.1940-45 (published)
early 1930s(?) (designed), ca.1940-45 (published)
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'Decca Supreme Records' in-house paper sleeve for a ten-inch 78 rpm record. Machine photogravure print of an art deco air brush and stencil design that owes a little to paintings by the futurists and vorticists.
Object details
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| Title | Decca Supreme Records / Dinner For One |
| Materials and techniques | Machine photogravure printing |
| Brief description | 'Decca Supreme Records' in-house paper sleeve for a ten-inch 78 rpm record. Machine photogravure print of an art deco air brush and stencil design. Possibly designed in the early 1930s. Issued by The Decca Recording Company Ltd., England, ca.1940-45. |
| Physical description | 'Decca Supreme Records' in-house paper sleeve for a ten-inch 78 rpm record. Machine photogravure print of an art deco air brush and stencil design that owes a little to paintings by the futurists and vorticists. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'DECCA / SUPREME RECORDS' (Part of design.) |
| Gallery label | Music formats changed shape in the first half of the 20th century, evolving into flat records. They were sold in functional protective packaging which advertised the quality of the sound inside. The paper sleeves were often just decorated with record company logos using limited colours and images for efficient production. (1991) |
| Object history | Originally paired with E.1237-1988, a shellac record of Ambrose and his Orchestra (at the Embassy Club, London). Side A: Dinner for One - Slow Foxtrot; Side B: The General's Fast Asleep. |
| Production | The record sold with this sleeve was E.1237-1988. |
| Associated object | E.1237-1988 (Set) |
| Bibliographic reference | Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, 1991. p.111 (illus.) |
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| Accession number | E.1236-1988 |
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| Record created | November 24, 2008 |
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