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[[File:MuseOoM1.png|thumb|right|Origin of Muse]]
{{Discobox |
| Name = Origin of Muse      
| Tracks = 113
| Length = 
{{drop
|7:36:07 (CDs)
| 56:31 (CD 1)
| 55:21 (CD 2)
| 54:32 (CD 3)
| 48:00 (CD 4)
| 53:56 (CD 5)
| 38:55 (CD 6)
| 55:04 (CD 7)
| 40:00 (CD 8)
| 53:48 (CD 9)
}}
{{drop
| 1:41:22 (Vinyls)
| 26:55 (Vinyl 1)
| 22:51 (Vinyl 2)
| 23:36 (Vinyl 3)
| 27:59 (Vinyl 4)
}}
| Year = 2019
| Recorded = 1995 - 2001 ; 2011
| Writer = [[Matthew Bellamy]]
| Producer = [[John Leckie]], [[Paul Reeve]], [[David Bottrill]]
| Art = ''Unknown''
| Publisher = [[Helium 3]], [[Warner Music Group|Warner]], [[Globalist Industries LLP]]
| Format = Box Set (9 CDs + 4 Vinyl)
| CatNumber =
| Release = 6th December 2019
| Chart Position = n/a
  | Previous = Discography Promo
  | PreviousLink = Discography Promo (box set)
  | Name = Origin of Muse
  | Next = 
  | NextLink = 
  | Type = Box Set
}}

After a lot of teasing by Bellamy during the last couple of years, the release of Origin of Muse was announced by Muse on September 7th, 2019 As a 20th Anniversary celebration Of Showbiz.

== Information ==

Bellamy started talking about a re-release of the first albums in early 2017 in various interviews and on his Twitter. Talking to Ted Stryker, Bellamy said "''We’re going to do a sort of reissue version of the first two albums. It’s more like a story of the band, and we’re going to call it Origin Of Muse. It’s going to be like an autobiography, but an autobiography of the music side in terms of how we got to that point. And it also contains some rare, older material that people haven’t heard. The evolution that the band went through from when we were 16, 17 to getting the Origin album out was quite severe. There were a lot of changes. It will be for the fans, it will be a pretty cool thing.''", adding, "''We’re working on it now. We’re digging through a lot of archive stuff from that time, and we’re trying to find a way of packaging it all together. The idea would be to get that out in the summer, I guess. Actually no, probably more like in the fall I’d say. At the rate we’re working at it.''"

In late 2018, Bellamy and Howard appeared on the Matt Wilkinson Beats 1 show, where they further teased the Origin of Muse compilation. Bellamy then also said that the project was then still in progress.

In summer of 2019, Matt responded to an Instagram comment, saying that Origin of Muse should be out by Christmas and adding "Warning: contains some painfully bad embarassing early demos. Forgive us, we were young.". Later, on 7th September, Origin of Muse's release date and track list was officially announced by the band on their social media.

The box set includes a 48-page casebound book and slipcase, containing 9 CDs and 4 Vinyls in total, aswell as 9 removable inserts such as old gig posters and setlists, old written lyrics and old photographs from the early days. The book also includes an in-depth interview with the band conducted by Mark Beaumont.

The compilation, in addition to the remastered versions of [[Showbiz (album)|Showbiz]] and [[Origin of Symmetry (album)|Origin of Symmetry]], also includes previously unreleased demos off of their first recording as Muse, the [[Newton Abbot demo (demo)|Newton Abbot demo]], including four tracks which didn't appear on the original casette, one of which being the early version of Earthquake (Nature_1, demo state known thanks to the [[Plymouth Hoe 1997 (gig)|Soundwave Festival gig in 1997]]), Virtual Reality (Plug In Baby's [[1997 demo (demo)|1997 demo]], Origin Of Muse is yet a bit different), and the other two being Connect The Kettle Lead and Good News. The compilation also includes B-Sides, demoes and live performances from [[Showbiz (album)|Showbiz]] and [[Origin of Symmetry (album)|Origin of Symmetry]] and recordings off of their first EP, the [[Muse (EP)]].

The compilation has been re-mastered by Ted Jensen of Sterling Sound, who previously did mastering work on [[The Resistance (album)|The Resistance]], [[The 2nd Law (album)|The 2nd Law]] and [[Live at Rome Olympic Stadium (live)|Lie at Rome Olympic Stadium]].

As for [[Hullabaloo Soundtrack (live)|Hullabaloo Soundtrack]] 2nd CD, there is a hidden track before the beginning, it's on the first CD : it contains early instrumental jamming that was probably recorded in Chris' bedroom, in 1995. The extracts are the {{Vuilstamen Riff}}, [[Cut Me Down (song)|Cut Me Down]] riff and ending, [[Backdoor (song)|Backdoor]] ending, and an unknown instrumental song that starts softly and explodes into a grunge sound on the third of the extract. [https://clyp.it/zcavxbfj listen here]

== CDs & Vinyls Contained ==

=== CD 1 (Newton Abbot Demos) ===

#[[Cave (song) | Cave]]
#[[Rain (song) | Rain]]
#[[Agitated (song)|Agitated]]
#[[Crazy Days (song)|Crazy Days]]
#[[Coma (song)|Coma]]
#[[Connect The Kettle Lead (song)|Connect The Kettle Lead]] [https://clyp.it/tycp01ae listen here]
#[[Balloonatic (song)|Balloonatic]]
#[[Boredom (song)|Boredom]]
#[[Sober (song)|Sober]]
#[[Jimmy Kane (song)|Jimmy Kane]]
#[[Ashamed (song)|Ashamed]]
#[[Plug In Baby (song)|Plug In Baby]]
#[[Nature_1 (song)|Earthquake]]
#[[Good News (song)|Good News]] [https://clyp.it/i34l4phb listen here]
#[[Overdue (song)|Overdue]]

=== CD 2 (The Muse EPs + Showbiz Demos) ===

#[[Overdue (song) | Overdue]]
#[[Cave (song) | Cave]]
#[[Coma (song)|Coma]]
#[[Escape (song)|Escape]]
#[[Muscle Museum (song)|Muscle Museum]]
#[[Sober (song)|Sober]]
#[[Uno (song)|Uno]]
#[[Unintended (song)|Unintended]]
#[[Pink Ego Box (song)|Pink Ego Box]]
#[[Muscle Museum (song)|Muscle Museum #2]]
#[[Showbiz (song)|Showbiz (Live, Sawmills Studios, 1998)]]
#[[Do We Need This (song)|Do We Need This (Live, Fortress Studios, 1999)]]
#[[Sunburn (song)|Sunburn (Live, Fortress Studios, 1999)]]
#[[Overdue (song)|Overdue (Live, Fortress Studios, 1999)]]
#[[Uno (song)|Uno (Alternate Version, Rak Studios, 1999)]]

=== CD 3 (Showbiz Remastered) ===

#[[Sunburn (song)|Sunburn]]
#[[Muscle Museum (song)|Muscle Museum]]
#[[Fillip (song)|Fillip]]
#[[Falling Down (song)|Falling Down]]
#[[Cave (song)|Cave]]
#[[Showbiz (song)|Showbiz]]
#[[Unintended (song)|Unintended]]
#[[Uno (song)|Uno]]
#[[Sober (song)|Sober]]
#[[Spiral Static (song)|Spiral Static (Bonus Track)]]
#[[Escape (song)|Escape]]
#[[Overdue (song)|Overdue]]
#[[Hate This and I'll Love You (song)|Hate This & I'll Love You]]

=== CD 4 (Showbiz B-Sides) ===

#[[Recess (song)|Recess (Unreleased Alternate Version, Trident Studios, 1999)]]
#[[Jimmy Kane (song)|Jimmy Kane]]
#[[Forced In (song)|Forced In]]
#[[Agitated (song)|Agitated]]
#[[Twin (song)|Twin]]
#[[Host (song)|Host]]
#[[Do We Need This (song)|Do We Need This]]
#[[Con-Science (song)|Con-Science]]
#[[Minimum (song)|Minimum]]
#[[Ashamed (song)|Ashamed]]
#[[Yes Please (song)|Yes Please]]
#[[Recess (song)|Recess]]
#[[Nishe (song)|Nishe]]

=== CD 5 (Showbiz Live) ===

#[[Uno (song)|Uno (Live, The Pyramid Centre, Portsmouth, 1999)]]
#[[Cave (song)|Cave (Live, The Pyramid Centre, Portsmouth, 1999)]]
#[[Muscle Museum (song)|Muscle Museum (Live, The Pyramid Centre, Portsmouth, 1999)]]
#[[Falling Down (song)|Falling Down (Live, The Pyramid Centre, Portsmouth, 1999)]]
#[[Fillip (song)|Fillip (Live, The Pyramid Centre, Portsmouth, 1999)]]
#[[Do We Need This (song)|Do We Need This (Live, The Pyramid Centre, Portsmouth, 1999)]]
#[[Agitated (song)|Agitated (Live, The Astoria, London, 2000)]]
#[[Sunburn (song)|Sunburn (Live, The Astoria, London, 2000)]]
#[[Plug In Baby (song)|Plug In Baby (Live, The Astoria, London, 2000)]]
#[[Showbiz (song)|Showbiz (Live, The Astoria, London, 2000)]]
#[[Cave (song)|Cave (Acoustic Live Demo, Airfield Studios, 1999)]]
#[[Muscle Museum (song)|Muscle Museum (Acoustic Live Demo, Airfield Studios, 1999)]]

=== CD 6 (Origin of Symmetry Instrumental Demos) ===

#[[Micro Cuts (song)|Micro Cuts]]
#[[Feeling Good (song)|Feeling Good]]
#[[Space Dementia (song)|Space Dementia]]
#[[Hyper Music (song)|Hyper Music]]
#[[Citizen Erased (song)|Citizen Erased]]
#[[Megalomania (song)|Megalomania]]
#[[Screenager (song)|Screenager]]
#[[Shrinking Universe (song)|Shrinking Universe]]
#[[Shine (song)|Shine]]

=== CD 7 (Origin of Symmetry Remastered) ===

#[[New Born (song)|New Born]]
#[[Bliss (song)|Bliss]]
#[[Space Dementia (song)|Space Dementia]]
#[[Hyper Music (song)|Hyper Music]]
#[[Plug In Baby (song)|Plug In Baby]]
#[[Citizen Erased (song)|Citizen Erased]]
#[[Micro Cuts (song)|Micro Cuts]]
#[[Screenager (song)|Screenager]]
#[[Darkshines (song)|Darkshines]]
#[[Feeling Good (song)|Feeling Good]]
#[[Futurism (song)|Futurism (Bonus Track)]]
#[[Megalomania (song)|Megalomania]]

=== CD 8 (Origin of Symmetry B-Sides) ===

#[[Nature_1 (song)|Nature_1]]
#[[Execution Commentary (song)|Execution Commentary]]
#[[Bedroom Acoustics (song)|Bedroom Acoustics]]
#[[Shrinking Universe (song)|Shrinking Universe]]
#[[Piano Thing (song)|Piano Thing]]
#[[Map of Your Head (song)|Map Of Your Head]]
#[[The Gallery (song)|The Gallery]]
#[[Hyper Chondriac Music (song)|Hyper Chondriac Music]]
#[[Shine (song)|Shine]]
#[[Please Please Please, Let Me Get What I Want (song)|Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want]]
#[[Dead Star (song)|Dead Star]]
#[[In Your World (song)|In Your World]]
#[[Can't Take My Eyes Off You (song)|Can't Take My Eyes Off You]]

=== CD 9 (Origin of Symmetry, Live at Reading Festival) ===

#[[New Born (song)|New Born]]
#[[Bliss (song)|Bliss]]
#[[Space Dementia (song)|Space Dementia]]
#[[Hyper Music (song)|Hyper Music]]
#[[Plug In Baby (song)|Plug In Baby]]
#[[Citizen Erased (song)|Citizen Erased]]
#[[Micro Cuts (song)|Micro Cuts]]
#[[Screenager (song)|Screenager]]
#[[Darkshines (song)|Darkshines]]
#[[Feeling Good (song)|Feeling Good]]
#[[Megalomania (song)|Megalomania]]

=== Vinyl 1 (Showbiz Remastered) ===

==== Side A ====

#[[Sunburn (song)|Sunburn]]
#[[Muscle Museum (song)|Muscle Museum]]
#[[Fillip (song)|Fillip]]

==== Side B ====

#[[Falling Down (song)|Falling Down]]
#[[Cave (song)|Cave]]
#[[Showbiz (song)|Showbiz]]

=== Vinyl 2 (Showbiz Remastered) ===

==== Side C ====

#[[Unintended (song)|Unintended]]
#[[Uno (song)|Uno]]
#[[Sober (song)|Sober]]

==== Side D ====
#[[Spiral Static (song)|Spiral Static]]
#[[Escape (song)|Escape]]
#[[Overdue (song)|Overdue]]
#[[Hate This and I'll Love You (song)|Hate This & I'll Love You]]

=== Vinyl 3 (Origin of Symmetry Remastered) ===

==== Side A ====

#[[New Born (song)|New Born]]
#[[Bliss (song)|Bliss]]

==== Side B ====

#[[Space Dementia (song)|Space Dementia]]
#[[Hyper Music (song)|Hyper Music]]
#[[Plug In Baby (song)|Plug In Baby]]

=== Vinyl 4 (Origin of Symmetry Remastered) ===

==== Side C ====

#[[Citizen Erased (song)|Citizen Erased]]
#[[Micro Cuts (song)|Micro Cuts]]
#[[Screenager (song)|Screenager]]

==== Side D ====

#[[Darkshines (song)|Darkshines]]
#[[Feeling Good (song)|Feeling Good]]
#[[Futurism (song)|Futurism]]
#[[Megalomania (song)|Megalomania]]

==Origin of Muse Gallery==
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