Origin of Muse: Origin of Symmetry Era [Boxset Out 6 December]

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, available 6 December 2019. Pre-order now:

This deluxe set will chronicle the band from their early beginnings in Devon, their early demos, first EPs, debut album and breakthrough record Origin of Symmetry.
 
The collection is housed in a 48-page casebound book which sits in a rigid board slipcase with anti-scratch and matte laminated finish with a spot gloss. The book contains an extensive and in depth interview with Matt, Dom and Chris as they talk about the earliest beginnings of the band, as well as the recording and release of their debut album Showbiz through Origin of Symmetry.  The book also incorporates original posters, setlists, photographs and contact sheets, which are inserted and can be pulled out from the book as well as original artwork and all CDs and vinyl.
 
The audio is 9 CDs and 4 coloured vinyl containing the following highlights:

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 it release
 
Vinyl 1-4 – Showbiz and Origin of Symmetry remastered 180 gram heavyweight coloured vinyl.
 

Origin of Muse Tracklisting:
 
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

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