Charisma

British record label

Parent label: Capitol Music Group·Est. 1969·United KingdomUnited Kingdom

cvinyl.comen.wikipedia.orgcharismalabel.commyspace.com

British label ("The Famous Charisma Label"). Label Code: LC 1409 / LC 01409 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 Charisma Records Ltd. 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 Paul Whitehead with sketches taken from John Tenniel. Clues on how to work out the approximate year of release based on center labels (valid for UK editions only): 1969-1970 : Scroll label + rim without any manufacturing/distribution credit 1970-1972 : Scroll label + rim with B&C Records Ltd. 1972-1974 : Large Mad Hatter label + B&C Records Ltd. 1974-1975 : Small Mad Hatter label + B&C Records Ltd. 1975-1979 : Small Mad Hatter label + Phonogram Ltd. 1979-1983 : Blue label + Phonogram Ltd. 1983-1986 : Blue label + Virgin Records Ltd. Clues on how to work out the approximate year of release based on center labels for German LP editions: 1972 - 1976: Label rim text = "Urheber- und Leistungsschutzrechte..." starting at 10 o'clock from left to right. ℗ dates earlier than 1975 indicate reissues. 1977 - 1979: Label rim text = "Alle Urheber- und Leistungsschutzrechte...." starting at 2 o'clock from right to left - earlier ℗ dates indicate reissues. 1980 - 1983: Label Code next to rights society, label rim text = "Alle Urheber- und Leistungsschutzrechte...." starting at 2 o'clock from right to left.

Discography

944 albums
search
swap_vertexpand_more

Selling England By The Pound

Genesis · 1973

Studio Album

Foxtrot

Genesis · 1972

Studio Album

So

Peter Gabriel · 1986

Studio Album

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

Genesis · 1974

Studio Album

A Trick Of The Tail

Genesis · 1976

Studio Album

Nursery Cryme

Genesis · 1971

Studio Album

Tales Of Mystery And Imagination • Edgar Allan Poe

The Alan Parsons Project · 1976

Studio Album

Invisible Touch

Genesis · 1986

Studio Album

Abacab

Genesis · 1981

Studio Album

Genesis

Genesis · 1983

Studio Album

Trespass

Genesis · 1970

Studio Album

MCMXC a.D.

Enigma · 1990

Studio Album

Wind & Wuthering

Genesis · 1976

Studio Album

Peter Gabriel

Peter Gabriel · 1980

Studio Album

Duke

Genesis · 1980

Studio Album

…And Then There Were Three…

Genesis · 1978

Studio Album

Peter Gabriel

Peter Gabriel · 1982

Studio Album

Peter Gabriel

Peter Gabriel · 1977

Studio Album

We Can't Dance

Genesis · 1991

Studio Album

Peter Gabriel

Peter Gabriel · 1978

Studio Album

Godbluff

Van Der Graaf Generator · 1975

Studio Album

The Cross Of Changes

Enigma · 1993

Studio Album

Tales Of Mystery And Imagination

The Alan Parsons Project · 1976

Studio Album

Still Got The Blues

Gary Moore · 1990

Studio Album

Pawn Hearts

Van Der Graaf Generator · 1971

Studio Album

Still Life

Van Der Graaf Generator · 1976

Studio Album

H To He Who Am The Only One

Van Der Graaf Generator · 1970

Studio Album

The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other

Van Der Graaf Generator · 1970

Studio Album

World Record

Van Der Graaf Generator · 1976

Studio Album

Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi!

ENIGMA ³ · 1996

Studio Album

...Calling All Stations...

Genesis · 1997

Studio Album

Asi Va A Ser Nuestra Publicidad En 1977 (Voyage Of The Acolyte)

Steve Hackett · 1975

Studio Album

Valotte

Julian Lennon · 1984

Studio Album

After Hours

Gary Moore · 1992

Studio Album

The Quiet Zone / The Pleasure Dome

Van Der Graaf · 1977

Studio Album

Up

Right Said Fred · 1992

Studio Album

Spilt Milk

Jellyfish · 1993

Studio Album

Unorthodox Behaviour

Brand X · 1976

Studio Album

Green

Steve Hillage · 1978

Studio Album

The Silent Corner And The Empty Stage

Peter Hammill · 1974

Studio Album

Spectral Mornings

Steve Hackett · 1979

Studio Album

Music Inspired By Lord Of The Rings

Bo Hansson · 1970

Studio Album

Bellybutton

Jellyfish · 1990

Studio Album

Commercial Album

The Residents · 1980

Studio Album

In Camera

Peter Hammill · 1974

Studio Album

Please Don't Touch!

Steve Hackett · 1978

Studio Album

Chameleon In The Shadow Of The Night

Peter Hammill · 1973

Studio Album

The House On The Hill

Audience · 1971

Studio Album