Muse to release new Origin Of Muse box set

From the bands official website.

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. This deluxe set will chronicle the band from their early beginnings in Devon, their early demos, first EP’s debut album and breakthrough record Origin of Symmetry.

The collection is housed in a 48 page casebound book which is 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 Bellamy, Dominic Howard and Chris Wolstenholme  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 CD’s and vinyl.

The audio is 9 CD’s 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 band’s 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

CD6 – Origin of Symmetry Instrumental Demos – Previously unreleased recorded at the community center 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 – 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 gm heavyweight coloured vinyl.

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