Substance

Great music old type Great album

Didn't ever used to go for greatest hits or best of collections but been tempted into a few this time around, this is one of those that just doesn't have a bad track.. but it IS missing a few great ones too.

Excellent quality vinyl pressing. Usually re-issues are either poorly done, or they sound really bad in comparision to the original presses. Not in this case. The sound is vibrant, lively and well cut and pressed. If memory serves me well, the original Factory issue of this was just a single disc. This is a double album that includes all of the tracks that where on the cassette version at the time. Highly recommended. More than a compilation, it is required to sit next to Unknown Pleasures and Closer in your collection.

I've recently refurbished and started using again a record deck that I purchased in the 1980s but haven't really used for quite a long time. Whilst I have on the various Joy Division and Warsaw recordings on CD I thought I'd get my first Joy Division vinyl since 1980 by getting Unknown Pleasures. The vinyl difference was, to me and on my system, immediate. This pressing of Substance has not disappointed. In common with most new vinyl recordings these days, static levels are high when new. It isn't audible on this recording, just lifts off the platter mat ...

This Substance re-issue project was done overall, I suspect, mainly with vinyl buyers in mind - and I note the Amazon reviewers of the vinyl presently appear satisfied with their purchase. The CD format, although it does have two bonus tracks not included on the original CD, "As You Said" and the Pennine version of "Love Will Tear Us Apart" (always, marginally, my favourite that version by the way), is a different story. Presented in a flimsy jewel case with flimsy and poorly printed inlays - a digipack would have been so much nicer - this is a "why bother" affair that serves generally only to accelerate the demise of the hard-copy. Whilst you can't fault the track list (obviously), presentationally this is not a must have re-release (sadly). If you are buying "Substance" for the first time though, then make sure you buy this one for the extra tracks - which overall are an improvement on previous CD editions. For existing owners, download or stream the bonus tracks if you don't already have them, as it's not worth a re-purchase (or buy/investigate the vinyl, which I don't have but looks a decent buy going by the reviews AND has the same tracklisting). A missed opportunity for Joy Division Substance re-issue on CD.

Vinyl reissue: Nicely finished and presented. Audio is good for a compilation. The music is a mixed bag, but always interesting. Atmosphere, Love Will Tear Us Apart, Transmission and She's Lost Control are for me the stand out tracks. Worth it for those tracks alone. I have the vinyl reissue of Unknown Pleasures; the audio is marginally better on that release.

Some lovely music on here and now has extra tracks.

Both "Substance" and "Still" sound really great and these reissues are really worth every penny. Download codes are OK but if you're an old-fashioned sentimental idiot like me you'll dust your old deck and tape the stuff onto, say, TDK SA tape to get proper historically informed performance. Not joking, I really did it. Anyway, the records are clean, flat and sound absolutely stunning. Recommended!!!!

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Il doppio vinile e la discreta incisione rendono onore alla scaletta di singoli che, nella loro brevissima vita, i Joy Division pubblicarono. I classici (Transmission, Atmosphere, Love will tear us apart etc.) li conoscono oramai tutti e son finiti negli spot e sulle magliette dei teenagers, trascendendo gli intenti dei loro stessi autori. Si tratta di canzoni emozionanti ed oscure, concepite comunque per un pubblico di culto che potesse ascoltarle e viverle con lo stesso pathos e la spiazzante drammaticità del loro sfortunato autore. Invece sono diventate delle hits e devo dire che a più di 40 anni da "quei giorni", faccio veramente fatica a viverle come tali. Mi consolo con l'acerba e scostante qualità delle prime incisioni di From Safety to Where, con le bsides di allora (These days, bellissima) ed i flexi (Komakino!) mai su lp prima. La somma artistica del doppio supera il semplice valore effettivo delle canzoni che ormai sono nel mito e non possono essere discusse. In effetti basterebbe la grandiosa progressione chitarristica di Dead Souls, a posteggiare qualsiasi tentativo di imitazione di band(ucce) post punk dei nostri tempi. In definitiva, un disco importante e documentale ma anche una buona introduzione ad una delle band fondamentali della storia della musica.

Lo tenía grabado de internet, por este precio merece la pena tener el vinilo original, El sonido de Joy Division, nunca defrauda, ha sido, es y será, el referente de muchas bandas actuales. Su sonido sigue siendo vigente

Fan de Joy Division, ce vinyle regroupe les morceaux incontournables que j’attendais. La qualité sonore est top (vinyle heavy weight) et la pochette minimaliste est à l’image de ce groupe. Un super prix pour un double album que je recommande aux fans ou à ceux qui veulent découvrir ce groupe hors norme.

1987 erschien die Compilation namens „Substance“ von New Order, der Nachfolgeband von Joy Division. 1988 erschien posthum eine Compilation namens „Substance“, dieses Mal von Joy Divsion. Eine Compilation mit Songs aus den Jahren 1977 - 1980, in der u.a. die vier Single-Veröffentlichungen enthalten sind, die auf keinem Joy Division Album erschienen sind („Transmission“, „Komakino“,„Love Will Tear Us Apart“ und „Atmosphere“). „She’s Lost Control“ sicherlich der tanzbarste Song von Joy Division, aber auch viele der anderen Lieder ziehen immer noch genug Tänzer in den schwarzen Clubs auf den Dancefloor. Aber auch die ruhigeren Klassiker wie „Love Will Tear Us Apart“ oder das wunderbare „Atmosphere“ laden in sich gekehrte Tänzer zum Ausdruckstanz auf die Tanzfläche. Eine schöne Compilation dieser Post-Punk-Band, die viel zu früh durch den Suizid von Sänger Ian Curtis ein tragisches Ende nahm. Der Welt aber ein wunderbares Erbe wie die Alben „Unknown Pleasures“ und „Closer“ und die auf dieser Compilation versammelten Songs hinterließ.