Travis Elborough

How Liverpool soon outgrew the Beatles

For the bands playing at Eric’s, the celebrated Merseyside punk club of the late 1970s, even to own a Beatles record was considered embarrassing

Punk fans crowd the stage as the Ramones perform at Eric’s Club, Liverpool, in May 1977. [Getty Images]

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