New Order – Substance

I initially got the black vinyl and it had pressing defects (warping and very loud, persistent surface noise on one track), so I returned it and got the red/blue, and I'm very glad I did, as it's much quieter and flat. Sounds great, too: bassier than the original (and has a bit of a higher-frequency bump too), but quite detailed, clear, and engaging.

Wow. WOW! This is the definitive pressing. I have the OG version on vinyl and this one is far more dynamic and mastered to nea perfection. A fantastic pressing.
10/10

Flat, centered, and DEAD quiet! Excellent pressing overall - super dynamic, separation (no mud), punchy AF, and giant soundstage. With my system, I could barely push a 1/3 power without nearly overwhelming my room...def a "hot" pressing that simply slams. Side C is esp draw droppingly good...always my fav part of Substance.

x3 pre-orders cancelled due to low allocations, found one in Germany! I echo others here...I am so f'ing happy that this legendary album that changed my life was properly reissued / remastered.

Rega P3 w/TT-PSU, Musical Fidelity M5si, Dali Oberon 7's

I love the sound and the pressing is nice *except* that it's visibly off-center. I need to listen more to determine there's audible warble (the chaotic instrumentation and effects makes it a little harder to tell for me) but I'm already slightly disappointed. Adding it to my growing pile of otherwise fine pressings that are marred by this one issue.

This is an excellent pressing, the colors pop on the vinyl and it sounds wonderful!

I think there are a lot of audiophiles getting caught up with the way it sounds, but instead of just reprinting they’ve cranked everything up on this remaster and it sounds very punchy, I think it fits the music very well and modernizes it. The old versions are out there for people with a problem here, but I am thrilled by the remaster.

Contains the full 12" version of "Perfect Kiss" not the "Substance edit"!

An excellent remastered/reissued blue/red vinyl spawning some of New Order's best work! Very happy with this pressing!

If you’re open to a somewhat muscularized version of New Order singles, then you’ll likely welcome this comp remaster/reissue. I do appreciate the more detailed low bottom, hearing more texture and extension. But, like in so many recent remasters of 1980s pop/rock/soul/dance recordings, the upper-mids here have been compromised. Their clarity has been slightly diminished; Barney’s voice sounds ever slightly recessed now. I miss the perfect upper mids from the original issues. Barney once said he thought their record(s) sounded too “tinny” to him. I prefer to describe them as “trebly” at times, but, not disagreeably so. To my ears this remaster goes a bit too far to remedy the low end issue. My motto is - the upper mids, the “air”, ought never be messed with. Not a deal breaker, though, as my discs are flawless, and I scored this set for under $40 ppd; it’s not worth more than that, in my opinion, and yet most copies here are listed for far above that amount.

The Red and Blue version came out phenomenal. Mix is solid, press is great (black variant not so much very hit or miss). Definitely a must have for New Order fans.

An absolute masterpiece of a compilation - I can play it to death. I had high expectation on this one, and I must have played the CD a gazillion times. The sound is rich and sometime bombastic. No pops, no cracks, nice colors - BTW, yes the CD had also a black bar on the side…HIGHLY recommended.