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* BreakupBreakout: Clapton, Beck and Page. Although Relf and [=McCarty=] did go on to some success with Music/{{Renaissance}}, and Samwell-Smith went on to have a successful career behind the scenes as a producer.




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* SpiritualSuccessor: Music/LedZeppelin, who were originally called The New Yardbirds.
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* FanNickname: ''Music/RogerTheEngineer'' was originally a SelfTitledAlbum in England. The [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e1/Yardbirds-RogerTheEngineer.jpg cover art]] was Chris Dreja's cartoon portrait of the album's engineer, Roger Cameron, which was titled "Roger The Engineer". As with Music/TheBeatles' ''[[Music/TheWhiteAlbum The White Album]]'', fans started referring to the album by its cover design, and the fan nickname eventually became the semi-official album title.

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* ThePeteBest: Founding lead guitarist Anthony "Top" Topham, who was replaced by Clapton. To his credit, he's never seemed too bothered by it and has said that he'd probably have quit the group eventually and "for the same reasons as Eric".

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Founding lead guitarist Anthony "Top" Topham, who was replaced by Clapton. To his credit, he's never seemed too bothered by it and has said that he'd probably have quit the group eventually and "for the same reasons as Eric".
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* AuthorExistenceFailure: Keith Relf died in 1976.
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* FanNickname: ''Roger the Engineer'' was originally a SelfTitledAlbum in England. The [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e1/Yardbirds-RogerTheEngineer.jpg cover art]] was Chris Dreja's cartoon portrait of the album's engineer, Roger Cameron, which was titled "Roger the Engineer". As with Music/TheBeatles' ''[[Music/TheWhiteAlbum White Album]]'', fans started referring to the album by its cover design, and the fan nickname eventually became the semi-official album title.

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* FanNickname: ''Roger the Engineer'' ''Music/RogerTheEngineer'' was originally a SelfTitledAlbum in England. The [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e1/Yardbirds-RogerTheEngineer.jpg cover art]] was Chris Dreja's cartoon portrait of the album's engineer, Roger Cameron, which was titled "Roger the The Engineer". As with Music/TheBeatles' ''[[Music/TheWhiteAlbum The White Album]]'', fans started referring to the album by its cover design, and the fan nickname eventually became the semi-official album title.

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* ThePeteBest: Original guitarist Anthony "Top" Topham, who was replaced by Clapton. To his credit, he's never seemed too bothered by it and has said that he'd probably have quit the group eventually and "for the same reasons as Eric".

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* ThePeteBest: Original Founding lead guitarist Anthony "Top" Topham, who was replaced by Clapton. To his credit, he's never seemed too bothered by it and has said that he'd probably have quit the group eventually and "for the same reasons as Eric".Eric".
** Somewhat averted in that Topham rejoined the band nearly 50 years later when Dreja was forced to retire due to health reasons.
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* FanNickname: ''Roger the Engineer'' was originally a SelfTitledAlbum in England. The [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e1/Yardbirds-RogerTheEngineer.jpg cover art]] was Chris Dreja's cartoon portrait of the album's engineer, Roger Cameron, which was titled "Roger the Engineer". As with Music/TheBeatles' ''[[Music/TheWhiteAlbum White Album]]'', fans started referring to the album by its cover design, and the FanNickname eventually became the semi-official album title.

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* FanNickname: ''Roger the Engineer'' was originally a SelfTitledAlbum in England. The [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e1/Yardbirds-RogerTheEngineer.jpg cover art]] was Chris Dreja's cartoon portrait of the album's engineer, Roger Cameron, which was titled "Roger the Engineer". As with Music/TheBeatles' ''[[Music/TheWhiteAlbum White Album]]'', fans started referring to the album by its cover design, and the FanNickname fan nickname eventually became the semi-official album title.
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* ThePeteBest: Original guitarist Anthony "Top" Topham, who was replaced by Clapton. To his credit, he's never seemed too bothered by it and has said that he'd probably have quit the group eventually and "for the same reasons as Eric".

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* ThePeteBest: Original guitarist Anthony "Top" Topham, who was replaced by Clapton. To his credit, he's never seemed too bothered by it and has said that he'd probably have quit the group eventually and "for the same reasons as Eric".Eric".
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* CreativeDifferences: Clapton was a blues purist who felt the band were selling out by releasing the pop single "For Your Love", which prompted his departure from the group.

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* CreativeDifferences: Clapton Music/EricClapton was a blues purist who felt the band were selling out by releasing the pop single "For Your Love", which prompted his departure from the group.
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* AuthorExistenceFailure: Keith Relf died in 1976.
* CreativeDifferences: Clapton was a blues purist who felt the band were selling out by releasing the pop single "For Your Love", which prompted his departure from the group.
* FanNickname: ''Roger the Engineer'' was originally a SelfTitledAlbum in England. The [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e1/Yardbirds-RogerTheEngineer.jpg cover art]] was Chris Dreja's cartoon portrait of the album's engineer, Roger Cameron, which was titled "Roger the Engineer". As with Music/TheBeatles' ''[[Music/TheWhiteAlbum White Album]]'', fans started referring to the album by its cover design, and the FanNickname eventually became the semi-official album title.
* HitlessHitAlbum: Thanks to UK record industry practices.
* ThePeteBest: Original guitarist Anthony "Top" Topham, who was replaced by Clapton. To his credit, he's never seemed too bothered by it and has said that he'd probably have quit the group eventually and "for the same reasons as Eric".

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