Muscle Museum (EP)

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Cover art
Muse release
Name Muscle Museum EP
Tracks 6
Total length 20:48
Recorded 1998
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
Chart position Unknown
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Muscle Museum EP


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. 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.

The EP was a limited & 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]

Sawmils demo

demo chronology
Muse EP < Muscle Museum EP > 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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