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60 years ago today, 9th November, Brian Epstein made the short walk from the NEMS Record Store in Liverpool city centre to the Cavern Club.

It was a lunchtime gig that would change not just music in Liverpool, but the world over.

Last week plans were submitted for a statue of Brian Epstein to stand in Whitechapel, close to where the NEMS Record Store was and where he worked.

Epstein was at the heart of Liverpool鈥檚 music scene, he was also gay, at a time when it was illegal.

If the statue goes ahead, his would be the first statue of an LGBTQ+ icon in Liverpool city centre.

Tom Calderbank is leading the project and spoke to 大象传媒 Radio Merseyside Breakfast.