Liverpool Echo

1) Short-lived 1973 Merseybeat group from Liverpool 2) The local newspaper 1) Liverpool Echo were a Merseybeat / early power pop group from Liverpool formed in 1973 by Martin Briley and Brian Engel of Mandrake Paddle Steamer. The band released a self-titled album heavily influenced by the early Beatles sound on the Spark label in the same year. With a misleading cover and non-existent promotion by their label, the album went nowhere and the duo moved on to other projects soon after its release.