Turn on, tune in, drop out New York City on September 19, 1966. It urged people to embrace cultural changes through the use of psychedelics by detaching themselves from the existing conventions and hierarchies in society. It was also the motto of his League for Spiritual Discovery. The phrase was derided by more conservative critics. In his speech, Leary said: Leary later explained in his 1983 autobiography "Flashbacks": "Turn on, tune in, drop out" is also the title of a book () of essays by Timothy Leary, covering topics ranging from religion, education, and politics to Aldous Huxley, neurology, and psychedelic drugs. Leary later (during the
The Best of New Order track, "Vanishing Point" (from the LP "Technique"), though the song was already popularised as the theme tune to the BBC series "Making Out". Only "Thieves Like Us" (the oldest track included, from 1984) appears in the same form as on the earlier compilation, "Substance". The liner notes (first on a New Order album) were provided by journalist Paul Morley. The US version of the album omits three tracks ("The Perfect Kiss", "Shellshock" and "Thieves Like Us"). This was purportedly due to the band's American label, Qwest, not wishing for some of the singles already included on "Substance" to be duplicated