Collection: Charisma​

British label ("The Famous Charisma Label").
[bLabel Code: LC 1409 / LC 01409[/b
Established in 1969 by former journalist Tony Stratton-Smith and made its name with acts like Van Der Graaf Generator, Peter Hammill, The Nice and Genesis. In most of Europe releases were manufactured and distributed via Phonogram companies from the early 1970s until January 1985, when Charisma Records Ltd. and the Charisma brand were acquired by Virgin Records Ltd.
Continental European manufacturing and distribution from 1985 were carried out by Sonopress / The Ariola Group Of Companies and their trade name successors respectively.

In the US, Charisma was distributed by Buddah Records until 1973, Atlantic from 1973 to 1974, PolyGram from 1978-1979, and EMI from 1990 until the label was shut down in 1992.

On April 27th 2004 [l146171 reassigned the rights to the trademark (imprint) to EMI (IP) Ltd., an intellectual property holding company for ultimate parent EMI Group Plc. In 2007 EMI Group Plc reactivated the Charisma brand as part of its restructuring, relaunching it as part of the Angel Music Group. When Universal acquired EMI in 2013, the label was absorbed into Capitol Music Group, the successor of 3/4 of EMI, as Parlophone was sold to Warner Music.

The illustration of "The Famous Charisma Label" label was designed by [a405627 with sketches taken from [a2272090.

[bClues on how to work out the approximate year of release based on center labels (valid for UK editions only):[/b

1969-1970 : [url=https://img.discogs.com/pop235FegPTSKUAsEgXZ070Eb-0=/fit-in/600x595/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-2281445-1336999122-9912.jpeg.jpgScroll label + rim without any manufacturing/distribution credit[/url
1970-1972 : [url=https://img.discogs.com/7farpxmq6TkYctd7QNIN7G9dgaI=/fit-in/599x600/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-824159-1381773000-6024.jpeg.jpgScroll label + rim with B&C Records Ltd.[/url
1972-1974 : [url=https://img.discogs.com/1VMgB6vS0K3nvG2jvyLu6TxjpQ0=/fit-in/600x600/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-715057-1427579526-3006.jpeg.jpgLarge Mad Hatter label + B&C Records Ltd.[/url
1974-1975 : [url=https://img.discogs.com/4t2V5dCoLsKRCJCg_TVvOZG8xmQ=/fit-in/600x600/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-1360029-1427533462-5270.gif.jpgSmall Mad Hatter label + B&C Records Ltd.[/url
1975-1979 : [url=https://img.discogs.com/qFwIVSUxXR_kj_XgmwlDmQbLqTU=/fit-in/598x600/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-6623755-1442420351-8144.jpeg.jpgSmall Mad Hatter label + Phonogram Ltd.[/url
1979-1983 : [url=https://img.discogs.com/HLjyLX87jXkQ771RnwBZZ5kQOZ8=/fit-in/596x600/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-1412274-1376216493-9957.jpeg.jpgBlue label + Phonogram Ltd.[/url
1983-1986 : [url=https://img.discogs.com/9Y78r8vyuuK-T1wpHUND50Zifz8=/fit-in/599x599/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-870010-1380272409-8209.jpeg.jpgBlue label + Virgin Records Ltd.[/url

[bClues on how to work out the approximate year of release based on center labels for German LP editions:[/b
1972 - 1976: Label rim text = "[url=https://img.discogs.com/nhGda5aczxUxclS79J5gA-xwpK8=/fit-in/600x600/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-566797-1245665402.jpeg.jpgUrheber- und Leistungsschutzrechte...[/url" starting at 10 o'clock from left to right. ℗ dates earlier than 1975 indicate reissues.
1977 - 1979: Label rim text = "[url=https://img.discogs.com/6K3hkZyR-Wz9xjJzGVtovh7Ilcw=/fit-in/600x600/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-6901101-1429163117-3897.jpeg.jpgAlle Urheber- und Leistungsschutzrechte....[/url" starting at 2 o'clock from right to left - earlier ℗ dates indicate reissues.
1980 - 1983: [url=https://img.discogs.com/_aVdCxqMmnW6suTs7tSyVkaPlTM=/fit-in/600x600/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-2471679-1472282809-8491.jpeg.jpgLabel Code next to rights society[/url, label rim text = "Alle Urheber- und Leistungsschutzrechte...." starting at 2 o'clock from right to left.