Cairophon (Egypt) / c. 1952
Corporate background:
Label scan courtesy of UK music researcher
and collector Bill Dean-Myatt, who notes: “The artist was Egyptian.
Pathé-Marconi was a subsidiary of EMI.”
Design: The
iconic images of Egypt: pyramids, palm trees, a blazing sun and
dhows on the Nile.
A tightly-drawn illustration contained
within a semicircular banner.
The horizontal lines detract somewhat from
the potential maximum impact.