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The album

  • Broken Base: There's one over which version of "Sub-Culture" is the best. Most prefer the original album version, however there is a significant minority that prefers the single mix that appears on Substance. There's also a smaller third camp that prefer the Razormaid/Sarm West mix that came packaged with an issue of the magazine Record Mirror.
  • Even Better Sequel: Many fans consider the album one compared to the already well-received Power, Corruption & Lies, offering a slicker and more cohesive blend of Post-Punk and Synth-Pop that brought New Order even further into their own.
  • Fanon Discontinuity: Among a large contingency of fans, the single mix of "Sub-Culture", which is generally seen as overproduced compared to the minimalist album version.
  • Tear Jerker: "Elegia", especially when you learn it was New Order's tribute to Ian Curtis. It's been suggested that one of the reasons "Elegia" is an instrumental is because in Joy Division, Ian was the one who wrote all the lyrics, and sang most of them too, and now he's no longer there to do either. Jesus.

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