Origin of Muse (limited edition)

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Annotation

Box set released on December 6, 2019 via Muse Helium 3 and Warner Records. Includes remastered releases of the first two albums by Muse, Showbiz (1999) and Origin of Symmetry (2001), as well as b-sides, demos and live performances from their early career. In total, the box set includes 113 tracks across nine CDs and four vinyl records.

Annotation last modified on 2021-04-18 00:10 UTC.

Tracklist

112" Vinyl: Showbiz (2019 Remaster)
212" Vinyl: Showbiz (2019 Remaster)
312" Vinyl: Origin of Symmetry (2019 remaster)
412" Vinyl: Origin of Symmetry (2019 remaster)
5CD: Newton Abbot Demos
6CD: The Muse EPs + Showbiz Demos
7CD: Showbiz (2019 Remaster)
8CD: Showbiz B‐Sides
#TitleRatingLength
1Recess (unreleased alternate version, Trident Studios, 1999)
producer:
Muse (UK rock band) and Paul Reeve (engineer and producer)
mixer:
Tommaso Colliva
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Muse (UK rock band) (in 2019)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1999)
recording of:
Recess (in 1999)
lyricist and composer:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
publisher:
Taste Music Ltd.
4:18
2Jimmy Kane
producer:
Muse (UK rock band) and Paul Reeve (engineer and producer)
mixer:
Paul Reeve (engineer and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Muse (UK rock band) (in 1999)
recorded at and mixed at:
Airfield Studios (in Cornwall) in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Jimmy Kane
lyricist and composer:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
3:27
3Forced In
producer:
Muse (UK rock band) and Paul Reeve (engineer and producer)
mixer:
Paul Reeve (engineer and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Muse (UK rock band) (in 1999)
recorded at and mixed at:
Airfield Studios (in Cornwall) in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Forced In
composer:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
publisher:
Taste Music Ltd.
35:09
4Agitated
producer:
Muse (UK rock band) and Paul Reeve (engineer and producer)
mixer:
Paul Reeve (engineer and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Muse (UK rock band) (in 1999)
recorded at and mixed at:
Airfield Studios (in Cornwall) in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Agitated
lyricist and composer:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
publisher:
Taste Music Ltd.
32:23
5Twin
producer:
Muse (UK rock band) and Paul Reeve (engineer and producer)
mixer:
Paul Reeve (engineer and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Muse (UK rock band) (in 1999)
recorded at and mixed at:
Airfield Studios (in Cornwall) in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Twin
lyricist and composer:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
3:15
6Host
producer:
Muse (UK rock band) and Paul Reeve (engineer and producer)
mixer:
Paul Reeve (engineer and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Muse (UK rock band) (in 1999)
recorded at and mixed at:
Airfield Studios (in Cornwall) in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Host
lyricist and composer:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
4:12
7Do We Need This?
producer:
Muse (UK rock band) and Paul Reeve (engineer and producer)
mixer:
Paul Reeve (engineer and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Muse (UK rock band) (in 1999)
recorded at:
Sawmills Studio in Golant, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Airfield Studios (in Cornwall) in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Do We Need This
lyricist and composer:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
4:17
8Con‐Science
producer:
Muse (UK rock band) and Paul Reeve (engineer and producer)
mixer:
Paul Reeve (engineer and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Muse (UK rock band) (in 1999)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Airfield Studios (in Cornwall) in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Con‐Science
lyricist and composer:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
4:52
9Minimum
producer:
Muse (UK rock band) and Paul Reeve (engineer and producer)
mixer:
Paul Reeve (engineer and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Muse (UK rock band) (in 1999)
recorded at and mixed at:
Airfield Studios (in Cornwall) in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Minimum
lyricist and composer:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
2:45
10Ashamed
recording engineer and mixer:
Paul Reeve (engineer and producer) (in 1999-10)
producer:
Muse (UK rock band) and Paul Reeve (engineer and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Muse (UK rock band) (in 2000)
recorded at and mixed at:
Airfield Studios (in Cornwall) in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom (in 1999-10)
recording of:
Ashamed (in 1999-10)
lyricist and composer:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
publisher:
Taste Music Ltd.
33:52
11Yes Please
recording engineer and mixer:
Paul Reeve (engineer and producer) (in 1999-10)
producer:
Muse (UK rock band) and Paul Reeve (engineer and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Muse (UK rock band) (in 2000)
recorded at and mixed at:
Airfield Studios (in Cornwall) in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom (in 1999-10)
recording of:
Yes Please (in 1999-10)
lyricist and composer:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
publisher:
Taste Music Ltd.
33:08
12Recess
recording engineer and mixer:
Paul Reeve (engineer and producer) (in 1999-10)
producer:
Muse (UK rock band) and Paul Reeve (engineer and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Muse (UK rock band) (in 2000)
recorded at and mixed at:
Airfield Studios (in Cornwall) in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom (in 1999-10)
recording of:
Recess (in 1999-10)
lyricist and composer:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
publisher:
Taste Music Ltd.
43:39
13Nishe
producer:
Muse (UK rock band) and Paul Reeve (engineer and producer)
mixer:
Paul Reeve (engineer and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Muse (UK rock band) (in 2000)
recorded at and mixed at:
Airfield Studios (in Cornwall) in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Nishe
lyricist and composer:
Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist)
2:45
9CD: Showbiz Live
10CD: Origin of Symmetry Instrumental Demos
11CD: Origin of Symmetry (2019 Remaster)
12CD: Origin of Symmetry B‐Sides
13CD: Origin of Symmetry Live at Reading Festival

Credits

Release

manufactured in:E.U. (Europe)
art direction and graphic design:Lawrence Azerrad
liner notes:Mark Beaumont
miscellaneous support:Matt Bellamy (Muse vocalist) (task: curated by)
Dom Howard (task: curated by)
Christopher Wolstenholme (task: curated by)
additional graphic design:Richard Welland
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Muse (UK rock band) (in 2019)
additional design:Frankie Hamersma
StormStudios
licensed from:BBC Studios Distribution Limited (BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.)
licensed to:Warner Music UK Limited (not for release label use!)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/14482427 [info]
ASIN:US: B07XHMPYVR [info]
discography entry:https://wmg.jp/muse/discography/21768/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0005119155 [info]