August 26, 2026 at 00:01
#1774396
“Charisma was a record label that had Genesis and Lindisfarne on its books, amongst others”.
The “amongst others” included Monty Python.
And also Sir John Betjeman’s four albums of poems set to Jim Parker’s orchestrations. This YouTube clip of my personal favourite from 1974 credits Virgin Records, but a check of any reputable discography resource will confirm them to have been Charisma releases. Virgin didn’t acquire Charisma until 1983.
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Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.