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Decca Supreme Records / Dinner For One

Record Sleeve
early 1930s(?) (designed), ca.1940-45 (published)
Artist/Maker
Decca Records (issuer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

'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

Categories
Labels & Packaging
Music
Object type
Record Sleeve
TitleDecca Supreme Records / Dinner For One
Materials and techniques
Machine photogravure printing
Photogravure
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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26cm
  • Width: 26cm
Marks and inscriptions
'DECCA / SUPREME RECORDS' (Part of design.)
Gallery label
(1991)
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.
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.)
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1236-1988

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Record createdNovember 24, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O174858/decca-supreme-records--dinner-record-sleeve-decca-records/
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