Rex (England) / c. 1948
Corporate background:
At first produced by the Crystalate group
as a cheap label, Rex continued on after Crystalate was bought
out by Decca, and survived until 1948.
Design: This
bulbous-looking design looks rather like a dummy for a ladies'
corset manufacturer (similarities may be seen in the Parlophone label
from the same period).
The space at the top is left open for a
mechanical copyright stamp.
The angular, block-serifed 'Rex' lettering
is out of character with the curvilinear nature of other design
elements.