Charisma

British label ("The Famous Charisma Label").
[b]Label Code: LC 1409 / LC 01409[/b]
Established in 1969 by former journalist [a=Tony Stratton-Smith] and made its name with acts like [a=Van Der Graaf Generator], [a=Peter Hammill], [a=The Nice] and [a=Genesis]. In most of Europe releases were manufactured and distributed via [l=Phonogram] companies from the early 1970s until January 1985, when [l=Charisma Records Ltd.] and the Charisma brand were acquired by [l=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 [l=Buddah Records] until 1973, [l=Atlantic] from 1973 to 1974, [l=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 [l=EMI Group Plc] reactivated the Charisma brand as part of its restructuring, relaunching it as part of the [l=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].

[b]Clues 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.jpg]Scroll 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.jpg]Scroll 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.jpg]Large 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.jpg]Small 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.jpg]Small 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.jpg]Blue 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.jpg]Blue label + Virgin Records Ltd.[/url]

[b]Clues 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.jpg]Urheber- 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.jpg]Alle 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.jpg]Label Code next to rights society[/url], label rim text = "Alle Urheber- und Leistungsschutzrechte...." starting at 2 o'clock from right to left.