Substance 1987

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Substance
Greatest hits album by New Order
Released 17 August 1987
Recorded 1981-1987
Genre Post-punk, alternative dance, synthpop
Length 146:48
Label Factory - FACT 200
Producer New Order
New Order chronology
Brotherhood
(1986)		 Substance
(1987)		 Technique
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 5/5 stars[1]
Robert Christgau (A)[2]
Sputnikmusic 5/5 stars [3]

Substance (also known as Substance 1987 to distinguish it from the Joy Division compilation of the same name) is a 1987 compilation album by New Order, consisting of all of the band's singles at that point in their 12-inch versions, together with their respective B-side tracks. The then newly-released non-album single "True Faith" is also featured, along with its B-side "1963". The collection was released on vinyl, double CD, double cassette and Digital Audio Tape.

Contents

[edit] Album details

While Substance presents a sizeable collection of singles, there are many omissions and differences to be found from the original single releases:

  • "Temptation" and "Confusion" were re-recorded in 1987 especially for Substance and none of the original versions appear.
  • "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 be re-released until the Singles collection in 2005 and the re-release of Movement in 2008.
  • "The Perfect Kiss" (CD version only), "Sub-culture", "Shellshock" and "Hurt" are all edited down from their original 12" recordings.
  • "Cries and Whispers" is incorrectly labelled as "Mesh" on all versions, and only on the cassette version does the original "Mesh" actually appear, itself mistitled as "Cries and Whispers" (to add to the confusion, the iTunes Store release, based from the CD version, labels the "Cries and Whispers" as "Mesh (Cries and Whispers)").
  • "Sub-culture" is mistitled "Subculture", and "The Perfect Kiss" is mistitled "Perfect Kiss".

The standard tape version, due to the extra space befitting the format, also contains extra tracks in the form of "Dub-vulture", "Shellcock", and "Bizarre Dub Triangle", as well as the actual "Mesh". Only on the limited edition cassette version does "True Dub" appear, as the last track on the second tape. On all cassette versions, "Murder" is after "Thieves Like Us" on the first cassette, whereas on the CD/DAT versions it appears on the second half of the album.
New Order - Blue Monday excerpt
An excerpt from the Substance version of Blue Monday
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In 2003, the album was ranked number 361 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

[edit] Track listings

[edit] LP version

Side one

  1. "Ceremony" – 4:23
  2. "Everything's Gone Green" – 5:30
  3. "Temptation" – 6:59

Side two

  1. "Blue Monday" – 7:29
  2. "Confusion" – 4:43
  3. "Thieves Like Us" – 6:36

Side three

  1. "The Perfect Kiss" – 8:46
  2. "Sub-culture" – 4:48
  3. "Shellshock" – 6:28

Side four

  1. "State of the Nation" – 6:32
  2. "Bizarre Love Triangle" – 6:44
  3. "True Faith" – 5:55

[edit] CD/DAT version

Disc 1:

  1. "Ceremony" – 4:23
  2. "Everything's Gone Green" – 5:30
  3. "Temptation" – 6:59
  4. "Blue Monday" – 7:29
  5. "Confusion" – 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. "Confusion (Instrumental)" – 7:38
  7. "Lonesome Tonight" – 5:11
  8. "Murder" – 3:55
  9. "Thieves Like Us (Instrumental)" – 6:57
  10. "The Kiss of Death" – 7:02
  11. "Shame of the Nation" – 7:54
  12. "1963" – 5:35

[edit] Cassette version

  • Some releases only contain the first tape, which compiles the single A-sides. These versions (including the USA Qwest Records release) do not include the song "Murder".

Tape 1:

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

Tape 2:

  1. "In a Lonely Place" – 6:16
  2. "Procession" – 4:27
  3. "Cries and Whispers" – 3:25
  4. "Mesh" – 3:02
  5. "Hurt" – 6:58
  6. "The Beach" – 7:19
  7. "Confusion Instrumental" – 7:38
  8. "Lonesome Tonight" – 5:11
  9. "Thieves Like Us Instrumental" – 6:57
  10. "The Kiss of Death" – 7:02
  11. "Dub-vulture" – 7:57
  12. "Shellcock" – 7:35
  13. "Shame of the Nation" – 7:54
  14. "Bizarre Dub Triangle" – 7:00
  15. "1963" – 5:35
  16. "True Dub"* – 10:41

[edit] Video release

Substance 1989
Video by New Order
Released 1989
Recorded 1983–1989
Genre Post-punk, Alternative dance, Synthpop
Length 40 minutes
Label Virgin Music Video, Factory - FACT 225
Professional reviews

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New Order video chronology
Academy
(1989)		 Substance 1989
(1989)		 New Order Story
(1993)

Substance 1989 is the video version of Substance that first appeared in 1989 on VHS; it was released on LaserDisc in Japan in 1991.

The cover is similar to the LP, except "1987" is replaced by "1989" (though the on-screen title is Substance 1983-88) and different background colours are used; the Factory/Qwest release has 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.

[edit] Video song listing

All songs written and composed by New Order, except where noted.. 

No. Title Writer(s) Director Length
1. "Confusion"   New Order, Arthur Baker Charles Sturridge 3:57
2. "The Perfect Kiss"     Jonathan Demme 9:29
3. "Shellshock"   New Order, John Robie Rick Elgood 3:15
4. "Bizarre Love Triangle"     Robert Longo 3:54
5. "True Faith"   New Order, Stephen Hague Philippe Decouflé 4:24
6. "Touched by the Hand of God"     Kathryn Bigelow 4:19
7. "Blue Monday 1988"     Robert Breer and William Wegman 4:07

[edit] Chart positions

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart[4] 12
Canadian RPM Albums Chart 15
New Zealand RIANZ Album Chart[5] 4
Swedish Sverigetopplistan[6] 49
Swiss Music Charts[7] 10
U.K. Albums Chart[8] 3
U.K. Independent Albums Chart[9] 1
U.S. Billboard 200 Albums Chart[10] 36

[edit] References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Robert Christgau review
  3. ^ Sputnikmusic review
  4. ^ "Discography New Order". Australian-Charts.com. http://australian-charts.com/search.asp?cat=a&artist=New+Order&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts. Retrieved 2008-11-03. 
  5. ^ "Discography New Order". Charts.ord.nz. http://charts.org.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=New+Order. Retrieved 2011-02-23. 
  6. ^ "Discography New Order". SwedishCharts.com. http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=New+Order. Retrieved 2009-05-20. 
  7. ^ "Discography New Order". SwissCharts.com. http://swisscharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=New+Order. Retrieved 2009-05-20. 
  8. ^ "Chart Stats: New Order". ChartStats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=543. Retrieved 2008-10-02. 
  9. ^ "Indie Hits "N"". Cherry Red Records. http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/n.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-08. 
  10. ^ "New Order > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5017. Retrieved 2009-05-20. 
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