Author: Joy Division

Format: Best of

Release Date: 26-10-1999

Details: Amazon.ca Not to be confused with the compilation of the same name concerning New Order, Joy Division's Substance nevertheless shares with its successor the same taste for unearthing rarities of all kinds. Indispensable, even for those who own the studio albums, this object clearly honors the compilation approach since only titles (or versions) outside the albums are present. We thus find the first EP of the group, pieces published on various compilations, the singles and their B sides without there being at any time a loss of… substance, precisely. Far from it, and it is undoubtedly the mark of the greatest to be able to line up such powerful titles in all circumstances. This collection also perfectly shows the rapid mutation of the group from its punk beginnings in 1977 ("Failures") to the beginnings of New Order in 1980 ("Love Will Tear Us Apart") through the affirmation of a new, climatic and claustrophobic ("Transmission"). A fascinating, rich and tormented journey, on which this compilation shines a beautiful and raw light. --Fabrice Privé Product description JOY DIVISION Substance 1977-1980 (1992 German 17-track CD comprising material originally released on rare singles and compilations including the classics Transmission and Love Will Tear Us Apart alongside material from An Ideal For Living and the French-only Licht Und Blindheit single picture sleeve)

UPC: 639842822428

EAN: 0639842822428

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood