Product Description

New Order always shone brightest as a singles band, and this stellar two-disc set collects most of the a- and b-sides from singles released between the band's inception and 1987. "Ceremony", a leftover from the band's past as Joy Division,opens the proceedings. It is followed by 150-odd minutes ofmaterial that, through the 1980s, set the standard for dance music. Classics like "Everything's Gone Green", "Perfect Kiss" and "Bizarre Love Triangle" appear next to alternate versions of the stunning "Temptation" and "Confusion". Also included is "True Faith", which, along with "1963", was recorded especially for this collection. Opening the second disc is another Joy Division leftover, "In a Lonely Place", a haunting epitaph for the former band.
"Procession", "Mesh" and "Hurt", all great evocations of loss and healing, lead into "The Beach", an instrumental (and far superior) version ofthe dance classic "Blue Monday". "Murder" is New Order's creepiest moment, with its sampled "I hate them!" from the film "Caligula" and assorted samples of HAL, the computer from the film 2001, descending into insanity. SUBSTANCE is not only the sound of an evolving band, but the sound of an evolving musical style that has influenced countless other artists.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Ceremony
2. Everything's Gone Green
3. Temptation
4. Blue Monday
5. Confusion
6. Thieves Like Us
7. Perfect Kiss
8. Subculture
9. Shellshock
10. State Of The Nation
11. Bizarre Love Triangle
12. True Faith
13. In A Lonely Place
14. Procession
15. Mesh
16. Hurt
17. Beach
18. Confused
19. Lonesome Tonight
20. Murder
21. Thieves Like Us
22. Kiss Of Death
23. Shame Of The Nation
24. 1963

Disc 2:

1. In A Lonely Place
2. Procession
3. Mesh
4. Hurt
5. Beach
6. Confused
7. Lonesome Tonight
8. Murder
9. Thieves Like Us
10. Kiss Of Death
11. Shame Of The Nation
12. 1963

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #174685 in Music
• Released on: 1993-12-31
• Number of discs: 2