Substance is a 1988 Joy Division singles compilation released by Factory Records. It is considered by many to be a companion to New Order's Substance 1987.

The album features a font designed by Peter Saville himself and is available on his website as a (free) download. It is found under the 'fonts' section on the first page.

Track listing

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1. "Warsaw" (2:25)
2. "Leaders of Men" (2:35)
3. "Digital" (2:50)
4. "Autosuggestion" (6:08)
5. "Transmission" (3:36)
6. "She's Lost Control" (4:45)
7. "Incubation" (2:52)
8. "Dead Souls" (4:56)
9. "Atmosphere" (4:10)
10. "Love Will Tear Us Apart" (3:25)
11. "No Love Lost" (3:43)
12. "Failures" (3:44)
13. "Glass" (3:53)
14. "From Safety to Where...?" (2:27)
15. "Novelty" (4:00)
16. "Komakino" (3:52)
17. "These Days" (3:24)

Notes

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Tracks 1, 2, 11 and 12 recorded in December 1977 at Pennine Sound Studios. Tracks 3 and 13 recorded in October 1978 at Cargo Studios, Rochdale. Tracks 4 and 14 recorded in April 1979 at Strawberry Studios, Stockport. Tracks 5 and 15 recorded in July/August 1979 at Strawberry Studios, Stockport. Tracks 6 and 10 recorded in March 1980 at Strawberry Studios, Stockport. Tracks 7 and 16 recorded in March 1980 at Britannia Row Studios, Islington. Tracks 8 and 9 recorded in October/November 1979 at Cargo Studios, Rochdale. Track 17 recorded in January 1980 at Pennine Sound Studios, Oldham. Tracks 11 to 17 (described as an appendix) are not included on the vinyl version. An official compilation album from Factory Records, intended to complement Unknown Pleasures and Closer.

Sample

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External links and references

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• Substance album in details