Muscle Museum (EP)

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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.

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. It came a surprise to both Bellamy and Christopher Wolstenholme to hear it played by Lamacq a few months later. After its airing on Lamacq's show, Muse ended up in indie charts after the CDs sold out in shops.

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-R

1. Muscle Museum – 4:20
2. Sober – 4:02
3. Uno – 3:46
4. Unintended – 3:56
5. Instant Messenger – 3:31
6. (Muscle Museum)#2 – 1:16

UK promo CD-R (JULY 1998 WORK IN PROGRESS)

1. Muscle Museum (Full Lenght) – 5:29
2. Sober – 4:03
3. Uno – 3:38
4. Unintended – 3:57
5. Instant Messenger – 3:30

Sawmills demo

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

Muscle Museum EP gallery

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  DE promo CD-R cover art

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  DE promo CD-R back cover and disc

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  Sawmills promo CD-R cover art

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  Sawmills promo CD-R back cover

References

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