NEW ORDER - SUBSTANCE (2023 REISSUE) Vinyl LP

Remastered 2LP vinyl version of the classic 1987 compilation originally released via the legendary Factory Records.Substancecompiles all of the band's singles to that point in their 12" versions with their respective B-sides, plus the non-album single "True Faith" and B-side "1963" with new versions of "Temptation" and "Confusion."

There are a handful of greatest hits/singles compilation albums so well produced and popular that they become an integral part of the artist's catalog: a finely sequenced collection of songs, so burned into the collective psyche that one can't be heard without expecting a certain selection to follow.

Bob Marley'sLegend,Madonna'sThe Immaculate Collection,The Doors'Greatest Hitsand Eagles'Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975)are among those top-shelf collections. Also on that shortlist: New Order'sSubstance.

Originally released on August 17, 1987,Substancecollected 11 of New Order's 12 singles to date into one double-album package. The twelfth single, "Murder," was included on the cassette and CD versions of the collection. Early editions of the cassette and CD versions also arrived with the B-sides to all of those singles. The twelfth and last track on the vinyl edition was then-new single, "True Faith." Released in July 1987, the track peaked at #32 on the Hot 100 Christmas Day 1987.

Fun Fact: "True Faith" was the first New Order single to reach the top 40 in America.

Hearing the band's singles laid out revealed a group growing in artistic leaps and bounds in a relatively short period of time. The evolution from the stark, guitar-charged post-punk of "Ceremony" in 1981 to the sleek, stadium-sized dance-rock of "True Faith" just six years later is both subtle and stunning. The results landedSubstanceon many year-end best-of music lists.

Substance 1987was a strong seller, and still stands as the group's best-selling full-length in America. It's certified platinum with more than one million copies sold and a Top 5 hit in "True Faith," which was accompanied with the seminal video directed by French choreographer Philippe Decoufle. On the charts, the album made a respectable run, peaking at #36 on the Billboard 200 for the week of January 30, 1988. The #1 album in America that week: Tiffany's self-titled debut.

Tracks:

LP1

Side A:

1. Ceremony
2. Everything's Gone Green
3. Temptation 87

Side B:

1. Blue Monday
2. Confusion 87
3. Thieves Like Us

LP2

Side A:

1. The Perfect Kiss
2. Sub-Culture
3. Shellshock

Side B:

1. State of the Nation
2. Bizarre Love Triangle
3. True Faith

Label:Warner Records