Echoes (magazine)

Publishers were John Thompson, former boss of IPC (where he was publisher of Melody Maker, Sounds, Disc and Music Echo – later to become Record Mirror/Disc and then Record Mirror), and Alan Walsh, co-founder of Sounds and former jazz journalist with Melody Maker.

Kevin Le Gendre – current Deputy Editor; broadcaster and writer on jazz.

Paul Phillips – Black Echoes' advertising manager wrote reports as 'The Rambler'.

Paul Mooney – contributor and Deep Echoes columnist since 1976, now a music publisher and record company owner Sunil Chauhan – hip-hop writer.

Adam Mattera – former staff writer, former Editor of Attitude magazine, now regular contributor.

Ian McCann – James Brown expert, national newspaper columnist, Viz contributor and Editor of Record Collector.

Jonathan Futrell – former Deputy Editor television and radio broadcaster travel and style writer author and music publicist.. Neil Rushton – formerly Black Echoes' Deputy Editor, now record label owner, DJ and author.

Cliff White - leading soul authority and writer and specialist on the career of James Brown.

Ian Moody – former Fleet Street journalist, club DJ, now black cab driver.