Ian McCulloch, lead singer of Echo and The Bunnymen is set to release remastered editions of his three solo albums in September. Not sure how many fans there are here, but these look pretty tasty.

Candleand (1989)

Disc 1
CANDLELAND
1. The Flickering Wall
2. The White Hotel
3. Proud to Fall
4. The Cape
5. Candleland
6. Horse's Head
7. Faith And Healing
8. I Know You Well
9. In Bloom
10. Start Again
BONUS TRACKS
11. September Song [Short Version]
12. Cockles And Mussels
13. September Song [Long Version]
14. Faith And Healing [The Carpenter's Son Mix]
15. Toad
16. Fear Of The Known
17. Rocket Ship

Disc 2
1. Proud To Fall [Long Night's Journey Mix]
2. Pots Of Gold
3. The Dead End
4. Everything Is Real
5. The Circle Game
6. Candleland (The Second Coming) [extended]
7. Big Days
8. The World Is Flat
9. Wassailing In The Night
10. Faith And Healing [UK 7" Remix]
11. Faith And Healing [7" Remix]
12. Faith And Healing [12" Remix]
13. Faith And Healing [Club Mix]
14. Faith And Healing [12" Dub]
15. Faith And Healing [Rock Mix]

Mysterio (1992)

Disc One
1. Magical World
2. Close Your Eyes
3. Dug for Love
4. Honeydrip
5. Damnation
6. Lover, Lover, Lover
7. Webbed
8. Pomegranate
9. Vibor Blue
10. Heaven s Gate
11. In My Head

Disc 2
1. Lover, Lover, Lover
[Indian Dawn Remix]
2. The White Hotel [acoustic version]
3. Vibor Blue [acoustic version]
4. The Ground Below
5. Ribbons And Chains
6. Birdy
7. Dug For Love [12 version]
8. Damnation [live]
9. Pomegranate [live]
10. In My Head [live]
11. Do It Clean [live]
12. Proud To Fall [acoustic version]
13. Return To Sender
14. History Chimes
15. Honey Drip [early version]
16. On One
[early version of Pomegranate]
17. Hey, That s No Way to Say Goodbye
18. There Is A War

Slideling (2003)

1. Love In Veins
2. Playgrounds And City Parks
3. Sliding
4. Baby Hold On
5. Arthur
6. Seasons
7. Another Train
8. High Wires
9. She Sings (All My Life)
10. Kansas
11. Stake Your Claim
BONUS TRACKS:
12. Crackerjack
13. Blue Skies Up Ahead
14. Sliding [acoustic]
15. Planet Song
16. Jealous Guy
17. Prettiest Star
18. Arthur (Prague)

I'm more of a Echo fan but I won't dismiss his solo work, I'm sure its good.

UncleGrandpa said:

I'm more of a Echo fan but I won't dismiss his solo work, I'm sure its good.

Definately worth checking out, all the albums are very good, and all pretty even in terms of quality.

I like Candleland. He toned down the shrieking and howling that popped up on a lot of the Echo records and crooned quite nicely. Not that I didn't enjoy the shrieking Ian, but it was pleasant to find him dialing it back a touch. Some of the synths sounded dated to me even at the time, but overall a really good, solid record. The title track in particular was a favourite of mine, and Liz Fraser's vocals added a lot to it IMO.

Mysterio never really made an impression on me. I can't recall any specific songs, just a general feeling of overall blandness, tracks that wafted by without leaving an impression. I've had it sitting in with a stack of discs I've been planning on attempting to sell for quite some time.

[Edited 9/4/12 14:29pm]

damosuzuki said:

I like Candleland. He toned down the shrieking and howling that popped up on a lot of the Echo records and crooned quite nicely. Not that I didn't enjoy the shrieking Ian, but it was pleasant to find him dialing it back a touch. Some of the synths sounded dated to me even at the time, but overall a really good, solid record. The title track in particular was a favourite of mine, and Liz Fraser's vocals added a lot to it IMO.

Mysterio never really made an impression on me. I can't recall any specific songs, just a general feeling of overall blandness, tracks that wafted by without leaving an impression. I've had it sitting in with a stack of discs I've been planning on attempting to sell for quite some time.

[Edited 9/4/12 14:29pm]

Spot on about Candleland. I also really like the dreamy quality it has, reminds me quite a lot of The Cure's Disintegration album. Mysterio i actually really like as well, definately a much harder sound though, far more poppy, there's some nice tunes on there...

Recieved Candleland yesterday, very nice. Comes in a 2cd jewel case, lyrics included & and short 2 page essay on album. B-Sides sound pretty good, fit in with dreamy mood of album nicely. Only negative is that i wish they hadn't have put 5 mixes of Faith and Healing in a row, grates too much. Overrall impressive package though.