Repeat Performance were a series of budget compilation albums issued by Charisma Records

Charisma Records

Charisma was a record label founded by former journalist Tony Stratton-Smith in 1969. Manager for The Nice, the Bonzo Dog Band and Van der Graaf Generator at the time, Stratton-Smith was unable to find a record company willing to release an album by one of his favourite groups so he founded his own...

 in 1980. The first of the series was a Various Artists compilation, subsequent albums showcased an artist on the label. BG4, claimed to be a compilation of Genesis

Genesis (band)

Genesis are an English rock band that formed in 1967. The band currently comprises the longest-tenured members Tony Banks , Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins . Past members Peter Gabriel , Steve Hackett and Anthony Phillips , also played major roles in the band in its early years...

 http://www.charismalabel.com/charcs.htm, was unissued.

Various Artists

Side 1

1. Van der Graaf Generator - "Theme One"
2. Lindisfarne
   Lindisfarne (band)
   Lindisfarne were a British folk/rock group from Newcastle upon Tyne established in 1970 and fronted by singer/songwriter Alan Hull. Their music combined a strong sense of yearning with an even stronger sense of fun...
   
    - "Lady Eleanor"
3. Rare Bird
   Rare Bird
   Rare Bird was a progressive rock band founded in 1969. They were formed in England, but had more success in other European countries than they did at home. They are mostly remembered for the haunting, organ-based track "Sympathy"...
   
    - "Sympathy"
4. Clifford T. Ward
   Clifford T. Ward
   Clifford Thomas Ward was a popular English singer-songwriter, best known for his career as a solo artist.-Early life:...
   
    - "Gaye"
5. String Driven Thing
   String Driven Thing
   String Driven Thing were a 1970s folk-rock band from Scotland led by husband and wife Chris Adams and Pauline Adams and featuring the electric violin of Graham Smith.-Formation:...
   
    - "It's a Game"
6. Capability Brown
   Capability Brown
   Lancelot Brown , more commonly known as Capability Brown, was an English landscape architect. He is remembered as "the last of the great English eighteenth-century artists to be accorded his due", and "England's greatest gardener". He designed over 170 parks, many of which still endure...
   
    - "Liar"
7. The Nice
   The Nice
   The Nice were an English progressive rock band from the 1960s, known for their blend of rock, jazz and classical music. Their debut album, The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack was released in 1967 to immediate acclaim. It is often considered the first progressive rock album...
   
    - "America"

Side 2

1. Genesis
   Genesis (band)
   Genesis are an English rock band that formed in 1967. The band currently comprises the longest-tenured members Tony Banks , Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins . Past members Peter Gabriel , Steve Hackett and Anthony Phillips , also played major roles in the band in its early years...
   
    - "I know what I Like"
2. Gary Shearston
   Gary Shearston
   Gary Shearston is an Australian singer and songwriter who was a leading figure of the folk music revival of the 1960s. He is notable as a performer of Australian traditional folk songs in an authentic style...
   
    - "I get a kick out of you"
3. Chris White
   Chris White
   Chris White or Christopher White may refer to:*Chris White , British jazz/rock saxophonist*Chris White , bassist and songwriter with The Zombies*Chris White , jazz bassist...
   
    - "Spanish Wine"
4. Peter Gabriel
   Peter Gabriel
   Peter Brian Gabriel is an English singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career...
   
    - "Solsbury Hill"
5. Link Wray
   Link Wray
   Fred Lincoln "Link" Wray Jr was an American rock and roll guitarist, songwriter and occasional singer....
   
    - "It's all over now"
6. Steve Hackett
   Steve Hackett
   Stephen Richard Hackett is a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. He gained prominence as a member of the British progressive rock group Genesis, which he joined in 1970 and left in 1977 to pursue a solo career...
   
    - "Every Day"
7. Bill Lovelady - "Reggae for it now"

Hawkwind

Side 1

1. "Kerb Crawler
   Kerb Crawler
   Kerb Crawler is a 1976 song by the UK rock group Hawkwind. It was originally released as a single in the UK on 16 July 1976 taken from the album Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music....
   
   " - from Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music
   Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music
   Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music is the sixth studio album by the British rock band Hawkwind, released in 1976. It reached #33 on the UK album charts....
   
   
2. "Back on the Streets
   Back on the Streets (single)
   Back on the Streets is a 1976 song by the UK rock group Hawkwind. It was originally released as a single in the UK on 28 January 1977 and has been included on some North American versions of the album Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music. It featured on Spirit of the Age - a 1988 compilation album...
   
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3. "Quark, Strangeness and Charm
   Quark, Strangeness and Charm (single)
   "Quark, Strangeness and Charm" is a 1977 song by the UK rock group Hawkwind, being the title track from the Quark, Strangeness and Charm album....
   
   " - from Quark, Strangeness and Charm
   Quark, Strangeness and Charm
   Quark, Strangeness And Charm is the seventh studio album by the English space rock group Hawkwind, released in 1977. It spent 6 weeks on the UK albums chart peaking at #30....
   
   
4. "Spirit of the Age" - from Quark, Strangeness and Charm
   Quark, Strangeness and Charm
   Quark, Strangeness And Charm is the seventh studio album by the English space rock group Hawkwind, released in 1977. It spent 6 weeks on the UK albums chart peaking at #30....
   
   
5. "Steppenwolf" - from Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music
   Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music
   Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music is the sixth studio album by the British rock band Hawkwind, released in 1976. It reached #33 on the UK album charts....
   
   

Side 2

1. "25 Years" - from 25 Years On
   25 Years On
   Hawklords is the eighth studio album by Hawkwind, released in 1978. It released under the name Hawklords for legal reasons, as there was a dispute over ownership of the name "Hawkwind" at the time. It reached #48 on the UK album charts. It was originally titled 25 Years On and the first 25000 were...
   
   
2. "Psi Power
   Psi Power
   Psi Power is a 1978 song by the UK rock group Hawkwind. It was originally released as a single in the UK on 6 October 1978, being a slightly different version to the one on the album Hawklords....
   
   " - from 25 Years On
   25 Years On
   Hawklords is the eighth studio album by Hawkwind, released in 1978. It released under the name Hawklords for legal reasons, as there was a dispute over ownership of the name "Hawkwind" at the time. It reached #48 on the UK album charts. It was originally titled 25 Years On and the first 25000 were...
   
   
3. "The Only Ones" - from 25 Years On
   25 Years On
   Hawklords is the eighth studio album by Hawkwind, released in 1978. It released under the name Hawklords for legal reasons, as there was a dispute over ownership of the name "Hawkwind" at the time. It reached #48 on the UK album charts. It was originally titled 25 Years On and the first 25000 were...
   
   
4. "High Rise" - from PXR5
   PXR5
   PXR5 is the ninth studio album by Hawkwind, released in 1979. It reached #59 on the UK album charts.-Overview:The album was recorded and mixed at Rockfield Studios in January and February 1978. "Uncle Sam's On Mars", "Robot" and "High Rise" were originally recorded on the preceding UK tour but were...
   
   
5. "Uncle Sam's on Mars" - from PXR5
   PXR5
   PXR5 is the ninth studio album by Hawkwind, released in 1979. It reached #59 on the UK album charts.-Overview:The album was recorded and mixed at Rockfield Studios in January and February 1978. "Uncle Sam's On Mars", "Robot" and "High Rise" were originally recorded on the preceding UK tour but were...
   
   

Van der Graaf Generator

Side 1

1. "Afterwards"
2. "Refugees"
3. "Boat of Millions of Years"
4. "W"
5. "White Hammer"

Side 2

1. "Necromancer"
2. "The Emperor In His War Room"
   • "The Emperor"
   • "The Room"
3. "Man-Erg"

Lindisfarne

Side 1

1. "Clear White Light" (Alan Hull)
2. "Knackers Yard Blues" (Rod Clements
   Rod Clements
   Rod Clements is a British guitarist and singer-songwriter.-Career:...
   
   )
3. "Lady Eleanor" (Alan Hull
   Alan Hull
   Alan Hull was an English singer-songwriter and founding member of the Tyneside folk rock band, Lindisfarne.-Career:...
   
   )
4. "Nothing but the marvellous is beautiful" (Alan Hull)
5. "Meet me on the corner" (Rod Clements)
6. "Scotch Mist" (trad. arr. Lindisfarne)
7. "No time to lose" (Alan Hull)

Side 2

1. "All fall down" (Alan Hull)
2. "We can swing together - Live" (Alan Hull)
3. "Court in the act" (Alan Hull)
4. "Don't ask me" (Rod Clements)
5. "Taking care of business" (Alan Hull)
6. "North Country Boy" (Tom Duffy)
7. "Fog on the Tyne" (Alan Hull)
8. "Mandolin King" (Alan Hull)