‘I knew it was over for us’: the bands who got left behind when punk exploded

The Guardian Music · June 5, 2026

Fifty years ago this week, the Sex Pistols played their first Manchester gig – and upended pop culture. But what was 1976 really like before punk arrived? From swing bands to ‘spaghetti rock’, we discover a lost history

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