- Original Release Date: 29 July 1988
- Release Date: 29 July 1988
- Label: Warner Bros.
- Copyright: 1999 London Records 90 Ltd
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- Total Length: 1:02:43
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- ASIN: B003WOEVVK
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 13,363 in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 in MP3 Albums)
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| Song Title | Time | Price | ||
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| Play | 1. Warsaw | 2:26 | £0.69 | |
| Play | 2. Leaders Of Men | 2:35 | £0.69 | |
| Play | 3. Digital | 2:50 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 4. Autosuggestion | 6:08 | £0.69 | |
| Play | 5. Transmission | 3:36 | £0.69 | |
| Play | 6. She's Lost Control | 4:45 | £0.69 | |
| Play | 7. Incubation | 2:52 | £0.69 | |
| Play | 8. Dead Souls | 4:56 | £0.69 | |
| Play | 9. Atmosphere | 4:09 | £0.69 | |
| Play | 10. Love Will Tear Us Apart (Album Version) | 3:25 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 11. No Love Lost | 3:43 | £0.69 | |
| Play | 12. Failures | 3:44 | £0.69 | |
| Play | 13. Glass | 3:52 | £0.69 | |
| Play | 14. From Safety To Where | 2:26 | £0.69 | |
| Play | 15. Novelty | 4:00 | £0.69 | |
| Play | 16. Komakino | 3:52 | £0.69 | |
| Play | 17. These Days | 3:24 | £0.69 |
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
If there is one band I keep on returning to after all these years-it is this one, Joy Division. You know how you get bored with most of your collection? Not so with Joy Division. It is still an occasion when a Joy Division track plays, it is music which you listen to with all of your mind, it takes you away from the present and you get absorbed into the stunning drum and bass interplay. No one has matched the pulse of this music - it is different, masterfull, evocative and above all it still remains fresh and immediate. Buy this - it is an essential to any collection. Joy Division will be a key reference band for many years to come.
30 of 33 people found the following review helpful
By Lenny Banter
Format:Audio CD
With the success of New Order's singles compilation Substance in 1987, it was a welcome relief that one for Joy Division was released a year later. Confusingly, both shared the same name. Joys Divisions Substance became the home for the bands long out of print singles which demonstrated that the band could bring the same energy to the more focused "7 or "12 released that they did on an album. Though the earliest tracks like "Warsaw" and "Leaders of Men" were the most punk orientated songs the band ever cut to disc and do stand out as being some what out of place. However, they do show how quickly the band found their sound and quickly got into the groove by producing some memorable sides that by the time they released Digital and Autosuggestion, it was perfectly apparent. All of the songs were brilliantly recorded by their producer, Martin Hannett. The cold clear sounds of CD gives it a very cold feel that only adds to the sound the band were trying to produce. By the time of the final singles, Joy Division were beginning to produce some of the greatest "7's ever recorded. Even though not to everyone's taste, Atmosphere and Dead Souls demand to be heard and then there is their swan song. Love Will Tear Us Apart, the song that the band will always be associated with is a portrait of love and connection endlessly turning in on itself to destruction. The melody is beautiful and this is one of the great lyrics. If anyone says that popular music lyrics and stupid and irrelevant, show them this. A true masterpiece. It is just a shame that they never got to go further due to the death of their lead singer Ian Curtis. Would they have ended up sounding like New Order anyway, we will never know. The CD edition also included the B-sides.... Read more ›
18 of 20 people found the following review helpful
By George Owers
Format:Audio CD
You don't 'enjoy' Joy Division. You admire and respect them. They're a bit like Orwell's 1984 - artistically accomplished but darker than the night. They are possibly the greatest band lyrically ever - the lyrics stalk and haunt you and are all the more chilling seeing as they were essentially the overture to Ian Curtis's suicide. Every song on here is enough to give you nightmares and make you feel decidedly uncomfortable - a very difficult thing to accomplish. The only really disappointing thing on here is the inferior version of the classic 'She's lost control.' 'Love will tear us apart' is simply perfect - the culmination of Joy Division's potential, and quite possibly the greatest song of the 20st century. Every song has merit, with it's trademark rhythmic drum or guitar riff driving the inevitably suicidal lyrics and exquistite intrumental work. Had Curtis not killed himself, they would have gone on to be stronger and stronger - they were cut short at their prime, but this record showcases the best of their melancholy beauty.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By dynamitekid156
VINE™ VOICE
Format:Audio CD
Substance is an interesting compilation that ignores Closer and most of Unknown Pleasures, instead mopping up the EPs and singles released by the band in between, right down to the posthumous Komakino. It makes for a fine listen.
While the band's true genius is essentially absent without Day Of The Lords and the songs from Closer, the music here is still predominantly great. The songs under the earlier, punkier guise as Warsaw are raw, scratchy and thrilling, especially the selt-titled opener which has recently made its way back into New Order's setlists. Also present is a slightly different edit of 'Love Will Tear Us Apart,' the glimmer of hope in a coal-black body of work that is 'Transmission,' and the wondrous 'Atmosphere,' one of the more heartbreaking songs of their canon.
This is a sensibly compiled disc, around 65 minutes of songs which are a good example of the band we know and love. While the recent Heart And Soul box set feels like pillage and overkill, this compilation is more abbreviated and ultimately better off album, a fine companion piece to the band's two studio albums.
While the band's true genius is essentially absent without Day Of The Lords and the songs from Closer, the music here is still predominantly great. The songs under the earlier, punkier guise as Warsaw are raw, scratchy and thrilling, especially the selt-titled opener which has recently made its way back into New Order's setlists. Also present is a slightly different edit of 'Love Will Tear Us Apart,' the glimmer of hope in a coal-black body of work that is 'Transmission,' and the wondrous 'Atmosphere,' one of the more heartbreaking songs of their canon.
This is a sensibly compiled disc, around 65 minutes of songs which are a good example of the band we know and love. While the recent Heart And Soul box set feels like pillage and overkill, this compilation is more abbreviated and ultimately better off album, a fine companion piece to the band's two studio albums.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
I would describe this compilation as a sampled biography from the beginning to the end of their short but phenominally brilliant existence in musical history. I would suggest obtaining the two albums 'Unknown pleasures' and 'Closer' if you are new to the band first, and then buy this as a compliment to those. This album shows how the band and most notabily Ian Curtis developed from the fast moving and quite heavy early tracks such as 'Warsaw' and 'Failures' to the remarkable masterpiece - like later tracks such as 'Dead Souls', 'Atmosphere' and 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' I cannot really put into words how much I like some of the tracks on this album but the fact that I listened to it almost non - stop for a good few weeks after I bought it should give you a clue of how much I adore it.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Outstanding
By far the best Joy Division CD. Contains all the classics as well as some less comercial punk tracks. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Levi Stone
5.0 out of 5 stars
A joy to listen to
I bought this for a friend as a "stocking filler" for Christmas as his previous copy got damaged. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Beverley
5.0 out of 5 stars
Classic brilliance
Brilliant album, I love Joy Division, I haven't played it for ages, it just gets better, definitely one of my faves :-)
Published 4 months ago by Sabotage71
5.0 out of 5 stars
Loved it.
Just another cracking album from Joy Division. What more can I say, if you like Jot Division, you will love this.
Published 5 months ago by Willothewisp
5.0 out of 5 stars
New order singles
Fantastic album, great band, brilliant seller, amazing Amazon, never lets me down...simple. love the album its all you want in an new order album and more. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Bebbycscfc
5.0 out of 5 stars
Worthy
...in being a must have. If you know the deal, you should have.Unique.Timeless. Brilliant. Boss. It doesn't get much better.
Published 5 months ago by Mr. M. A. Hilton
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best band ever?
Yes I know Joy Division have something like three dozen complilation albums out there and they all roughly the same but this one is neat and compact and has the essentials on it. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Michael M. Murray
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the Most Influential Bands of the Last 30 Years
This compilation of Joy Division's early material is, for me, probably their best recorded effort. As well as containing the 4 tracks on the original Warsaw EP Ideal For Living,... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Keith M
4.0 out of 5 stars
'Joy' is not the word I'd use.....
Though I bought much of my music back when JD were hot and making their mark, their dour lyrics and disinterested sounding lead singer (Curtis) always seemed to put me off... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Tim Kidner
5.0 out of 5 stars
There's nothing bad to say
nothing bad at all.Joy Division are a band whoose excellence is frozen in amber for all time.You need unknown pleasures,closer and this and you have all you need.
Published on 8 Nov 2009 by D. L. Wilkinson
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