In late 1954 Decca planned to move to full colour printing (CMYK) on their sleeves. For some of the light orchestral and easy listening albums they used an artist called Demilio, who produced a number of remarkably vibrant and colourful illustrations. We have so far been unable to find out anything about the artist but the Demilio designs here were all issued between Jan 1955 and Feb 1956 and appear to be some of the earliest colour album sleeves issued in Britain.
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- Stanley Black / Festival in Costa Rica – Decca LK 4109 : Sept 1955 – Latin American dance music
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- Stanley Black / Dancing In The Dark – Decca LK 4107 : Sept 1955 – Light orchestral music
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- Edmundo Ros / Latin Melodies – Decca LK 4104 : Feb 1956 – Latin American music
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- Edmundo Ros / Calypsos – Decca LK 4102 : Sept 1955 – Latin American music
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- Edmundo Ros / Latin American Novelties – Decca LK 4101: Sept 1955 – Latin American music
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- Robert Farndon / Two Cigarettes – Decca LK 4086 : Jan 1955 – Light orchestral music
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- Mantovani / Waltz Time – Decca LK 4105: Feb 1955 – Light orchestral dance music
Someone emailed me this addition below to the series which I haven’t seen before, an Edmundo Ros cover by the same illustrator.
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