Substance

SUBSTANCE
 
 
Substance  is a singles compilation album by the post-punk band Joy Division, released on Factory Records in 1988.  It is the companion to a similar singles compilation by their subsequent band New Order, also entitled Substance.  It peaked at number 7 on the UK Albums Chart and 146 on the Billboard 200, the band’s only chart appearance in the United States.  It also reached number 15 in New Zealand and number 53 in Australia in August 1988.  (More from Wikipedia)
 
 

When a long overdue retrospective of Joy Division called Substance finally came out in 1988, one of the songs, “Atmosphere” got to #34 on the British charts, and the Spartan music video that played on the MTV program 120 Minutes made a deep impression on me as well.  The moment when I found Substance at Schoolkids Records – located on Hillsborough Street across from the North Carolina State University campus – is one that is indelibly imprinted on my mind.  

 

(June 2014)