Now Reissued And Pressed On 180 Gram Heavy Weight 12" Vinyl.
'Substance' was a compilation of singles from post-punk band Joy Division, originally released on Factory Records in 1988. The album is the companion to a similar singles compilation by their subsequent band New Order, also entitled 'Substance.'
At the time it peaked at #7 in the UK album chart and #146 on the Billboard 200, the band's only chart appearance in the United States.
'Substance' compiles the four singles released by the band that did not appear on albums - "Transmission," "Komakino," "Love Will Tear Us Apart," and "Atmosphere" - as well as their B-sides. It also collects tracks released on extended play singles, the band's first release An Ideal for Living, and two samplers issued by Factory Records, A Factory Sample and Earcom 2: Contradiction. The single "Atmosphere" had been originally issued in France as "Licht und Blindheit" with "Dead Souls" on the B-side.
The compilations 'Still' and 'Substance' fill in the missing pieces of Joy Division's history with non-album singles ("Transmission" and "Love Will Tear Us Apart"), unreleased studio tracks ("Something Must Break" and "Ice Age"), and choice live recordings ("Disorder" and the only performance of "Ceremony").
Track list:
- Warsaw
- Leaders of Men
- Digital
- Autosuggestion
- Transmission
- She's Lost Control
- Incubation
- Dead Souls
- Atmosphere
- Love Will Tear Us Apart
- No Love Lost
- Failures
- Glass
- From Safety to Where
- Novelty
- Komakino
- As You Said
- These Days
- Love Will Tear Us Apart (Pennine Version)