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Substance is a 1987 double album by New Order, grouping their best-known singles in their 12-inch versions, together with some songs that were previously unavailable. Some of this music could clearly be considered as part of the culture and symbolism of the 1980s. Some of the band's most well-known tracks ("Bizarre Love Triangle", "Blue Monday", "Confusion", "The Perfect Kiss", "Temptation", and the then newly-released "True Faith") appear, and the double-CD and double-cassette versions also include the instrumental mixes. The collection was also released on Digital Audio Tape.

Substance is a convenient yet notoriously incomplete collection. It presents re-recordings of two songs, "Temptation" and "Confusion," and the original versions do not appear. The opening track, "Ceremony," is the version recorded after Gillian Gilbert joined the band. The original trio version — the first New Order recording following the dissolution of Joy Division — would not see a CD release until the Singles collection. Several tracks; including "The Perfect Kiss," "Sub-culture" and "Shellshock"; were edited in order to fit. In fact, "Shellshock" is missing its third verse. Further, the exact edits used varied between releases. For example, the unedited "The Perfect Kiss" appeared on vinyl and cassette, but not on CD. Many versions omitted the b-side "Mesh", though they incorrectly listed "Cries and Whispers" as "Mesh".

A video release of Substance appeared in 1989 on VHS; it was released on LaserDisc in Japan in 1991. The cover was generally the same as the audio release, except "1987" was replaced by "1989", and the Factory/Qwest release had a grey background, the Japanese VHS release, blue and the LaserDisc, turquoise. The video includes linking sequences which are animated to the accompaniment of instrumental sections from "The Happy One", an otherwise unreleased track from the Technique sessions.

It is rumoured that the compilation was brought about because Tony Wilson of New Order's record label, Factory Records wanted to listen to the singles in his car, which had just been fitted with a CD player.

In 2003, the album was ranked number 361 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Contents

Track listing (LP version)

Side 1:
  1. "Ceremony" (4;23)
  2. "Everything's Gone Green" (5:30)
  3. "Temptation 87" (6:59)
Side 2:
  1. "Blue Monday" (7:29)
  2. "Confusion 87" (4:43)
  3. "Thieves Like Us" (6:36)
 Side 3:
  1. "The Perfect Kiss" (8:46)
  2. "Sub-culture" (4:48)
  3. "Shellshock" (6:28)
Side 4:
  1. "State of the Nation" (6:32)
  2. "Bizarre Love Triangle" (6:44)
  3. "True Faith" (5:55)

Track listing (CD/DAT version)

Disc 1:
  1. "Ceremony" (4:23)
  2. "Everything's Gone Green" (5:30)
  3. "Temptation 87" (6:59)
  4. "Blue Monday" (7:29)
  5. "Confusion 87" (4:43)
  6. "Thieves Like Us" (6:36)
  7. "The Perfect Kiss" (8:02)
  8. "Sub-culture" (4:48)
  9. "Shellshock" (6:28)
  10. "State of the Nation" (6:32)
  11. "Bizarre Love Triangle" (6:44)
  12. "True Faith" (5:55)
 Disc 2:
  1. "In a Lonely Place" (6:16)
  2. "Procession" (4:27)
  3. "Cries and Whispers" (3:25)
  4. "Hurt" (6:58)
  5. "The Beach" (7:19)
  6. "Confused Instrumental" (7:38)
  7. "Lonesome Tonight" (5:11)
  8. "Murder" (3:55)
  9. "Thieves Like Us (Instrumental)" (6:57)
  10. "Kiss of Death" (7:02)
  11. "Shame of the Nation" (7:54)
  12. "1963" (5:35)
"Cries and Whispers" is falsely titled as "Mesh" on the album, likely due to the confusion from the Everything's Gone Green single.

The Perfect Kiss is about 40 seconds shorter than on the LP version of Substance, due to time restraints.

Track listing (cassette version)

Tape 1:
  1. "Ceremony"
  2. "Everything's Gone Green"
  3. "Temptation 87"
  4. "Blue Monday"
  5. "Confusion 87"
  6. "Thieves Like Us"
  7. "The Perfect Kiss"
  8. "Sub-culture"
  9. "Shellshock"
  10. "State of the Nation"
  11. "Bizarre Love Triangle"
  12. "True Faith"
 Tape 2:
  1. "In a Lonely Place"
  2. "Procession"
  3. "Cries and Whispers"
  4. "Mesh"
  5. "Hurt"
  6. "The Beach"
  7. "Confused Instrumental"
  8. "Lonesome Tonight"
  9. "Murder"
  10. "Thieves Like Us (Instrumental)"
  11. "Kiss Of Death"
  12. "Dub-vulture"*
  13. "Shellcock"*
  14. "Shame of the Nation"
  15. "Bizarre Dub Triangle"*/**
  16. "1963"
  17. "True Dub"**
* Factory FACT 200C (2 cassettes) (UK, 1987)

** PolyGram 832 617-4 "Substance Sides" (cassette 2 only) (Canada, 1987)

Some releases only contain one of the cassettes - usually cassette 1.

Note: "Murder" (an instrumental single released in Benelux only) is before "The Perfect Kiss" on some versions. "Mesh" is also incorrectly labelled "Cries and Whispers" on some variations of the album.

Video track listing

  1. "Confusion"
  2. "The Perfect Kiss"
  3. "Shellshock"
  4. "Bizarre Love Triangle"
  5. "True Faith"
  6. "Touched by the Hand of God"
  7. "Blue Monday 1988"
New Order
Bernard Sumner | Peter Hook | Stephen Morris | Phil Cunningham
Former member: Gillian Gilbert
Discography
Albums: Movement | Power, Corruption & Lies | Low-Life | Brotherhood |
Technique | Republic | Get Ready | Waiting for the Sirens' Call
Compilation Albums: Substance | The Peel Sessions | BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert | The Best of New Order |
The Rest of New Order | International | Retro | In Session | Singles
EPs: 1981-1982 New Order > Peel Sessions 1982 | Peel Sessions 1981 |
The Peter Saville Show Soundtrack
Selected singles: Temptation (New Order song)>Temptation | Blue Monday | Bizarre Love Triangle | True Faith | Crystal
Related articles
Side projects: Electronic | Revenge | Monaco | The Other Two
Topics: Joy Division | Factory Records | The Haçienda | 24 Hour Party People
People: Ian Curtis | Martin Hannett | Peter Saville | Tony Wilson | Rob Gretton | Stephen Hague

 

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