Eric’s: Story of a Liverpool Club

June 5th, 2008 by Russell Davies

Eric’s is the Liverpool Club that spawned The Teardrop Explodes, Pete Wylie, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Echo & The Bunnymen and, most popular in our house - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark. And was frequented by the likes of the sainted Mr Bill Drummond. Do you get geographically local scenes like this anymore? Makes you really wish Pete Wylie had had a bigger career, he talks about music and scenes so well. This lovely show from Radio 2 really takes you back to somewhere you never were. MP3 here.

4 Responses to “Eric’s: Story of a Liverpool Club”

  1. Liverpool - Eric’s Club « GraveyardshiftShane Says:

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  2. Daniel Weir Says:

    A great documentary - it may very well result in me digging out the Julian Cope biography again . . . DW x

  3. Bill Says:

    great documentary, takes me back to my youth and days and nights spent at my 2nd home - Eric’s.

    Brilliant place of which we will never see the likes again, EVER.

    Nice to see Deaf School got a mention as well - vastly underrated group who wer ethe catalyst for all that followed in the late 70’s.

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