In celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the band’s debut album ‘Showbiz’, Muse have announced the release of the deluxe boxed set ‘Origin of Muse’.

The 9 CD and 4 vinyl set focuses on the band’s early beginnings in Devon through to their breakthrough record ‘Origin of Symmetry’ and features 40 previously unreleased tracks.

The collection comes with a 48-page book containing in-depth interviews with Matt Bellamy, Dominic Howard and Chris Wolstenholme about the beginnings of the band, as well as the recording and release of their debut album ‘Showbiz’ and its follow-up ‘Origin of Symmetry’.

The book also contains original posters, setlists, photographs and contact sheets as well as original artwork.

The audio is 9 CD’s and 4 coloured vinyl containing the following highlights. For full tracklisting see second page:

CD1 – Newton Abbot Demos -15 previously unreleased first demos by the band including an early version of the hit “Plug in Baby”

CD2 – The Muse EPS+ Showbiz Demos – Their debut releases on Dangerous Records and previously unreleased demos for their debut album Showbiz

CD3 – Showbiz – Remastered debut album

CD4 – Showbiz B Sides – Contains a previously unreleased alternate version of “Recess”

CD5 – Showbiz Live – Previously unreleased recording of live shows broadcast on BBC Radio One in 1999/2000

CD6 – Origin of Symmetry Instrumental Demos – Previously unreleased recorded at the Community Centre in Teignmouth

CD7 – Origin of Symmetry – Remastered

CD8 – Origin of Symmetry B Sides – Every B side recorded for the single released from the album

CD9 – Origin of Symmetry Live at Reading Festival – Full version of band’s headline performance of entire album recorded at Reading Festival 2011 on the 10th Anniversary of its release

Vinyl 1-4 – Showbiz and Origin of Symmetry remastered 180 gm heavyweight coloured vinyl

 

CD 1 – NEWTON ABBOT DEMOS

  1. Cave 
  2. Rain 
  3. Agitated 
  4. Crazy Days 
  5. Coma 
  6. Connect The Kettle Lead 
  7. Balloonatic 
  8. Boredom 
  9. Sober 
  10. Jimmy Kane 
  11. Ashamed 
  12. Plug In Baby 
  13. Earthquake 
  14. Good News 
  15. Overdue 

 

CD 2 – THE MUSE EPs + SHOWBIZ DEMOS

  1. Overdue
  2. Cave 
  3. Coma 
  4. Escape
  5. Muscle Museum 
  6. Sober 
  7. Uno 
  8. Unintended
  9. Pink Ego Box
  10. (Muscle Museum) #2 
  11. Showbiz (Live, Sawmills Studios, 1998)
  12. Do We Need This (Live, Fortress Studios, 1999)
  13. Sunburn (Live, Fortress Studios, 1999)
  14. Overdue (Live, Fortress Studios, 1999)
  15. Uno (Alternate version, Rak Studios, 1999)

 

CD 3 – SHOWBIZ

  1. Sunburn
  2. Muscle Museum 
  3. Fillip 
  4. Falling Down 
  5. Cave 
  6. Showbiz
  7. Unintended
  8. Uno 
  9. Sober
  10. Spiral Static (Bonus track)
  11. Escape 
  12. Overdue 
  13. Hate This & I’ll Love You 

 

CD 4 – SHOWBIZ B-SIDES

  1. Recess (Unreleased alternate version, Trident Studios, 1999)
  2. Jimmy Kane 
  3. Forced In
  4. Agitated
  5. Twin 
  6. Host
  7. Do We Need This?
  8. Con-Science 
  9. Minimum
  10. Ashamed
  11. Yes Please
  12. Recess
  13. Nishe

 

CD 5 – SHOWBIZ LIVE

  1. Uno (Live, The Pyramid Centre, Portsmouth, 1999)
  2. Cave (Live, The Pyramid Centre, Portsmouth, 1999)
  3. Muscle Museum (Live, The Pyramid Centre, Portsmouth, 1999)
  4. Falling Down (Live, The Pyramid Centre, Portsmouth, 1999)
  5. Fillip (Live, The Pyramid Centre, Portsmouth, 1999)
  6. Do We Need This (Live, The Pyramid Centre, Portsmouth, 1999)
  7. Agitated (Live, The Astoria, London, 2000)
  8. Sunburn (Live, The Astoria, London, 2000)
  9. Plug In Baby (Live, The Astoria, London, 2000)
  10. Showbiz (Live, The Astoria, London, 2000)
  11. Cave (Acoustic live demo, Airfield Studios, 1999)
  12. Muscle Museum (Acoustic live demo, Airfield Studios, 1999)

 

CD 6 – ORIGIN OF SYMMETRY INSTRUMENTAL DEMOS

  1. Micro Cuts
  2. Feeling Good
  3. Space Dementia 
  4. Hyper Music 
  5. Citizen Erased 
  6. Megalomania 
  7. Screenager 
  8. Shrinking Universe 
  9. Shine 

 

CD 7 – ORIGIN OF SYMMETRY 

  1. New Born
  2. Bliss
  3. Space Dementia 
  4. Hyper Music 
  5. Plug In Baby 
  6. Citizen Erased 
  7. Micro Cuts 
  8. Screenager 
  9. Darkshines
  10. Feeling Good
  11. Futurism (Bonus track)
  12. Megalomania 

 

CD 8 – ORIGIN OF SYMMETRY B-SIDES

  1. Nature 1
  2. Execution Commentary
  3. Bedroom Acoustics
  4. Shrinking Universe
  5. Piano Thing
  6. Map Of Your Head
  7. The Gallery
  8. Hyper Chondriac Music
  9. Shine
  10. Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want           
  11. Dead Star
  12. In Your World
  13. Can’t Take My Eyes Off You 

 

CD 9 – ORIGIN OF SYMMETRY, LIVE AT READING FESTIVAL

  1. New Born
  2. Bliss 
  3. Space Dementia 
  4. Hyper Music 
  5. Plug In Baby 
  6. Citizen Erased 
  7. Micro Cuts 
  8. Screenager 
  9. Darkshines 
  10. Feeling Good 
  11. Megalomania