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unusual facts about Charisma Records


Roger Tompkins

1973 Moved back to the UK to work with Linisfarne, Charisma Records (Tony Stratton-Smith & WEA Records (Ron Kass).


Chameleon in the Shadow of the Night

The cover was designed by Paul Whitehead, who also was the artist for Fool's Mate as well as sleeves for Van der Graaf Generator (The Least We Can Do is Wave to Each Other and Pawn Hearts) and Charisma labelmates Genesis (Trespass, Nursery Cryme, and Foxtrot).

String Driven Thing

After paying their dues on the Scottish folk circuit they put out a self-titled album on the independent Concord label (copies of which are collectable and difficult to find) although a long way from their later Charisma label output.


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