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Merseybeast is the title of Ian McNabb's third solo album after disbanding The Icicle Works. It is also the title of the first song on the album. The name is a play on the idea of the "Mersey Beat", a 1960s musical genre and movement. Merseybeast is also the title of Ian McNabb's autobiography, published in 2008. A second CD entitled 'North West Coast' was also released in limited quantities. The album peaked at No. 30 on the official UK charts.
"Merseybeast" is the ninth single released by Ian McNabb after disbanding the Icicle Works. The song was the second and last to be released from the critically acclaimed album of the same name; Merseybeast. The single charted at number 74 on the official UK charts. The CD single came in two distinct 'halves'; the spines of which could be connected to display one collective spine.