- Breakup Breakout: Clapton, Beck and Page. Although Relf and McCarty did go on to some success with Renaissance, and Samwell-Smith went on to have a successful career behind the scenes as a producer.
- Creative Differences: Eric 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.
- Hitless Hit Album: Thanks to UK record industry practices.
- The Pete Best:
- 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".
- Somewhat averted in that Topham rejoined the band nearly 50 years later when Dreja was forced to retire due to health reasons.
- Spiritual Successor: Led Zeppelin, who were originally called The New Yardbirds.
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