Ian McCulloch: Candleland (1989)

By 1989, it seemed that Echo and the Bunnymen were dead. The last album came out in 1987 but, in 1991, the band reformed with a different singer. It wasn't exactly the same band without Ian, who had set out on a solo career.

Candleland, from 1989, is a great record and as good as much of the stuff that Echo released. It's too bad Will Sergeant wasn't on the record, though.

Ian McCulloch: September Song (1984)

Ian, of course, was and is the lead singer of Echo and the Bunnymen. In fact, he released this solo single while still with the band, which he later rejoined. The European pressing of this 12", released on Korova, has three tracks:

September Song (Long Version)
September Song (Long Version)
Cockles And Mussels

Lou Reed, as I mentioned previously, did the other memorable, and far more upbeat, cover of this track. The flipside  -- Cockles And Mussels -- is a song my dad would often sing around the house, though I think the title is really Molly Malone.