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==Muscle Museum EP gallery==
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Image:Muscle_Museum_EP_Back_Cover.jpg|Back cover (with promo sticker)
File:Muscle_Museum_EP_Back_Cover.jpg|Back cover (with promo sticker)
Image:Muscle_Museum_EP_Interior_and_Disc.jpg|Interior and disc
File:Muscle_Museum_EP_Interior_and_Disc.jpg|Interior and disc
Image:Muse_de_ep_promo.jpg|DE promo CD-R cover art
File:Muse_de_ep_promo.jpg|DE promo CD-R cover art
Image:Muse_de_ep_promo_ii.jpg|DE promo CD-R back cover and disc
File:Muse_de_ep_promo_ii.jpg|DE promo CD-R back cover and disc
Image:MM_EP_Promo.jpg|Sawmills promo  CD-R cover art
File:MM_EP_Promo.jpg|Sawmills promo  CD-R cover art
Image:MM_EP_Promo_I.jpg|Sawmills promo CD-R back cover
File:MM_EP_Promo_I.jpg|Sawmills promo CD-R back cover
Image:MM_EP_Acetate_I.jpg|Promo CD-R cover
File:MM_EP_Acetate_I.jpg|Promo CD-R cover
Image:MM_EP_Acetate_II.jpg|Promo Cd-R promo disc
File:MM_EP_Acetate_II.jpg|Promo Cd-R promo disc
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Revision as of 22:09, 15 November 2012

Cover art
Muse EP
Name Muscle Museum
Tracks 6
Total length 20:48
Recorded 1998, Sawmills Studio
Writer/composer Matthew Bellamy
Producer Paul Reeve
Art work Steve Conner, Phil Andrews
Publisher Dangerous
Format(s) CD, CD-R (promo only), cassette (demo only)
Catalogue № DREX CDEP 104
Release date January 11th 1999
EP chronology
Muse
Muscle Museum
Random 1-8


Information

The first glimpse of Muse's new direction, with the introduction of Muscle Museum. "Instant Messenger" would later be renamed to Pink Ego Box. The EP was a limited and hand numbered edition (999). Unnumbered editions were issued to radio stations and journalists. Numbered CDs were sold at local stores and at concerts.[1]

Matthew Bellamy handed the receptionist at BBC Radio 1's studio a copy of the EP, telling him or her to give it to DJ Steve Lamacq.[1] It came a surprise to both Bellamy and Christopher Wolstenholme to hear it played by Lamacq a few months later.[1] After its airing on Lamacq's show, Muse ended up in indie charts after the CDs sold out in shops.[1]

Pre-release

Some CD-Rs were made at the Sawmill recording studio before the release of the EP. Promo CD-Rs with a coloured sleeve were also made by Motor in Germany, although the EP itself was never released there.

Sawmills demo

demo chronology
Muse EP < 1998 Sawmills demo > Sunburn/Overdue

A cassette demo was made at Sawmills featuring tracks that later appeared on the Muscle Museum EP, as well as "Cave".

Track list

CD, Sawmills; DE promo CD-Rs

  1. Muscle Museum
  2. Sober
  3. Uno
  4. Unintended
  5. Instant Messenger
  6. (Muscle Museum)#2

UK promo CD-R

  1. Muscle Museum
  2. Sober
  3. Uno
  4. Unintended
  5. Instant Messenger

Sawmills demo

  1. Muscle Museum
  2. Instant Messenger
  3. Cave
  4. Untitled (Unintended)
  5. Sober
  6. Uno

Muscle Museum EP gallery

References

  1. a b c d Inside Trax (2005). Kerrang! TV. [verify]


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