Substance (Joy Division album)

Content

Substance compiles the four singles released by the band that did not appear on albums — "Transmission", "Komakino", "Love Will Tear Us Apart", and "Atmosphere" — as well as most of their B-sides. It also collects tracks released on extended play singles, the band's first release An Ideal for Living, and two samplers issued by Factory Records, A Factory Sample and Earcom 2: Contradiction. The single "Atmosphere" had been originally issued in France as "Licht und Blindheit" with "Dead Souls" on the B-side. Following the death of Ian Curtis, it was reissued as a posthumous B-side of the "She's Lost Control" single in an alternate version from the track that had previously appeared on Unknown Pleasures. The vinyl version omits the single "Komakino" and does not include the complete titles from the extended plays.

Later CD pressings issued by London Records contain a previously unreleased mix of "She's Lost Control" that is slightly different from the original single release. More guitar is mixed within the song, the synthesizer melody is shortened and starts at a later point, and the ending of the song is extended by 15 seconds and does not fade out.

Substance was digitally remastered in 2015 containing the alternate mix of "She's Lost Control" and two additional tracks: "As You Said" (the second b-side of Komakino) and the "Pennine Version" of "Love Will Tear Us Apart" (originally released on the B-side of the original single).

Cover

The cover features Wim Crouwel's New Alphabet typeface. The letters used actually spell "Subst1mce", rather than "Substance". Brett Wickens, who worked on this cover whilst a partner at Saville Associates, claims this was for aesthetic reasons. The 1991 cover was different, featuring new art.

Track listing

All tracks written by Joy Division.

Side 1

1. "Warsaw" – 2:25 released on An Ideal for Living
2. "Leaders of Men" – 2:35 released on An Ideal for Living
3. "Digital" – 2:50 released on A Factory Sample
4. "Autosuggestion" – 6:08 released on Earcom 2: Contradiction
5. "Transmission" – 3:36 single FAC 13

Side 2

1. "She's Lost Control" – 4:45 (4:59 on later pressings) B-side to single FACUS 2 "Atmosphere"
2. "Incubation" – 2:52 instrumental B-side to single FAC 28 "Komakino"
3. "Dead Souls" – 4:56 B-side to single "Atmosphere" on Licht und Blindheit
4. "Atmosphere" – 4:10 single FACUS 2
5. "Love Will Tear Us Apart" – 3:25 single FAC 23

Same tracks as LP plus the following bonus tracks, entitled Appendix.

11. "No Love Lost" – 3:43 released on An Ideal for Living
12. "Failures" – 3:44 released on An Ideal for Living
13. "Glass" – 3:53 released on A Factory Sample
14. "From Safety to Where" – 2:27 released on Earcom 2: Contradiction
15. "Novelty" – 4:00 B-side to single FAC 13 "Transmission"
16. "Komakino" – 3:52 single FAC 28
17. "These Days" – 3:24 B-side to single FAC 23 "Love Will Tear Us Apart"

11. "No Love Lost" – 3:43 released on An Ideal for Living
12. "Failures" – 3:44 released on An Ideal for Living
13. "Glass" – 3:53 released on A Factory Sample
14. "From Safety to Where" – 2:27 released on Earcom 2: Contradiction
15. "Novelty" – 4:00 B-side to single FAC 13 "Transmission"
16. "Komakino" – 3:52 single FAC 28
17. "As You Said" – 2:00 instrumental B-side to single FAC 28 "Komakino"
18. "These Days" – 3:24 B-side to single FAC 23 "Love Will Tear Us Apart"
19. "Love Will Tear Us Apart (Pennine Version)" – 3:15 B-side to single FAC 23 "Love Will Tear Us Apart"

Personnel