S2E5: Substance

Transmissions: The Definitive Story of Joy Division & New Order by Rhino UK

Oct 1, 202436:07Music

Tony Wilson wants to listen to ‘Blue Monday’ on his car CD player, and what Tony Wilson wants… Hear how Substance launched New Order into a new stratosphere of American popularity, and the story of one of the record’s hi...

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