Tracklist
| Remastered Absolution | |||
| A1 | Intro | ||
| A2 | Apocalypse Please | ||
| A3 | Time Is Running Out | ||
| A4 | Sing For Absolution | ||
| B1 | Stockholm Syndrome | ||
| B2 | Falling Away With You | ||
| B3 | Interlude | ||
| B4 | Hysteria | ||
| C1 | Blackout | ||
| C2 | Butterflies And Hurricanes | ||
| C3 | The Small Print | ||
| D1 | Fury | ||
| D2 | Endlessly | ||
| D3 | Thoughts Of A Dying Atheist | ||
| D4 | Ruled By Secrecy | ||
| Bonus Music | |||
| E1 | Apocalypse Please (Vocals And Keyboard Only) | ||
| E2 | Time Is Running Out (Recorded Live At The Wiltern Theater 2004) | ||
| E3 | Sing For Absolution (Recorded Live At The Antic Arena, Vienne 2004) | ||
| E4 | Falling Away With You (Demo 2002) | ||
| E5 | Hysteria (Demo 2002) | ||
| E6 | Hysteria (Recorded Live At Earl’s Court 2004) | ||
| F1 | Blackout (Recorded Live At The Antic Arena, Vienne 2004) | ||
| F2 | Butterflies And Hurricanes (Vocal, Keyboard And Strings Only) | ||
| F3 | Endlessly (Recorded Live At The Columbiahalle, Berlin 2003) | ||
| F4 | Thoughts Of A Dying Atheist (Recorded Live At The Wiltern Theater 2004) | ||
| F5 | Ruled By Secrecy (Vocals And Keyboard Only) | ||
| Remastered Absolution | |||
| CD1-1 | Intro | ||
| CD1-2 | Apocalypse Please | ||
| CD1-3 | Time Is Running Out | ||
| CD1-4 | Sing For Absolution | ||
| CD1-5 | Stockholm Syndrome | ||
| CD1-6 | Falling Away With You | ||
| CD1-7 | Interlude | ||
| CD1-8 | Hysteria | ||
| CD1-9 | Blackout | ||
| CD1-10 | Butterflies And Hurricanes | ||
| CD1-11 | The Small Print | ||
| CD1-12 | Fury | ||
| CD1-13 | Endlessly | ||
| CD1-14 | Thoughts Of A Dying Atheist | ||
| CD1-15 | Ruled By Secrecy | ||
| Bonus Music | |||
| CD2-1 | Apocalypse Please (Vocals And Keyboard Only) | ||
| CD2-2 | Time Is Running Out (Recorded Live At The Wiltern Theater 2004) | ||
| CD2-3 | Sing For Absolution (Recorded Live At The Antic Arena, Vienne 2004) | ||
| CD2-4 | Falling Away With You (Demo 2002) | ||
| CD2-5 | Hysteria (Demo 2002) | ||
| CD2-6 | Hysteria (Recorded Live At Earl’s Court 2004) | ||
| CD2-7 | Blackout (Recorded Live At The Antic Arena, Vienne 2004) | ||
| CD2-8 | Butterflies And Hurricanes (Vocal, Keyboard And Strings Only) | ||
| CD2-9 | Endlessly (Recorded Live At The Columbiahalle, Berlin 2003) | ||
| CD2-10 | Thoughts Of A Dying Atheist (Recorded Live At The Wiltern Theater 2004) | ||
| CD2-11 | Ruled By Secrecy (Vocals And Keyboard Only) |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Torpack Limited
- Copyright © – Torpack Limited
- Licensed To – Warner Music UK Ltd.
- Record Company – Warner Music Group
- Published By – Taste Music Ltd.
- Recorded At – Grouse Lodge Studios
- Recorded At – Air Lyndhurst Studios
- Recorded At – Cello Studios
- Recorded At – Livingston Studios
- Recorded At – Sawmills Studio
- Mixed At – Cello Studios
- Mastered At – Toomi Labs
- Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BN96229
- Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BN98729
- Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BN96228
- Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound
- Manufactured By – Optimal Media GmbH – AN98431
- Manufactured By – Optimal Media GmbH – AN98432
Credits
- Arranged By [Strings] – Matthew Bellamy
- Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals – Chris Wolstenholme
- Concept By [Original Album Concept] – Storm Thorgerson
- Concept By [Reimagined By] – R-W Studio
- Creative Director [Muse Creative Director] – Jesse Lee Stout
- Design [Package Design], Art Direction – R-W Studio
- Drums, Percussion – Dominic Howard
- Engineer – Wally Gagel (tracks: A1 to B4, C3 to D4, CD1-1 to CD1-8, CD1-11 to CD1-15)
- Engineer [Additional Engineering By] – Wally Gagel (tracks: C2, CD1-9)
- Engineer [Assistant at Air] – Adam Noble
- Engineer [Assistant at Cello] – Jason Gossman
- Engineer [Assistant at Grouse Lodge] – Ciaran Bradshaw
- Engineer [Assistant at Livingston] – Donald Clark
- Engineer [Assistant at Sawmills] – Tom Joyce
- Lacquer Cut By – JN-H*
- Lead Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards – Matthew Bellamy
- Liner Notes [Album Liner Notes Written By] – Mark Beaumont
- Lyrics By – Matthew Bellamy
- Mastered By – Giovanni Versari (tracks: E1 to F5, CD2-1 to CD2-11)
- Mixed By – Rich Costey (tracks: A1 to D4, CD1-1 to CD1-15)
- Music By – Matthew Bellamy
- Photography By [Original Album Photography] – Sean Winstanley
- Producer – Rich Costey (tracks: A1 to B4, C3 to D4, CD1-1 to CD1-8, CD1-11 to CD1-15)
- Producer [Additional Production] – Rich Costey (tracks: C2, CD1-9)
- Recorded By – Matthew Bellamy (tracks: E1, F2, F5, CD2-1, CD2-8, CD2-11)
- Remastered By – Aleks Von Korff (tracks: A1 to D4, CD1-1 to CD1-15)
Notes
XX Anniversary edition with remastered audio, unreleased live versions, demos and photos as well as a new, in depth interview with the band where they discuss the ups and downs of the recording process as well as the social environment they found themselves in which influenced the albums themes. In addition, there is an interview and Q&A with the album’s producer Rich Costey.
The deluxe box set is housed in a silver foiled slipcase and includes a 40 page casebound book with debossed cover detailing. The remastered Absolution album is on one CD and two 12” silver vinyl. The bonus audio is featured on a second CD and a third clear 12” vinyl.
Made in Italy.
The deluxe box set is housed in a silver foiled slipcase and includes a 40 page casebound book with debossed cover detailing. The remastered Absolution album is on one CD and two 12” silver vinyl. The bonus audio is featured on a second CD and a third clear 12” vinyl.
Made in Italy.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 5 054197 674396
- Barcode (Scanned): 5054197674396
- Matrix / Runout (CD1 Variant 1 & 2): 5054197674426-01 AN98431-01 manufactured by optimal media GmbH
- Mastering SID Code (CD1 Variant 1 & 2): IFPI L578
- Mould SID Code (CD1 Variant 1): IFPI 9757
- Mould SID Code (CD1 Variant 2): IFPI 9708
- Matrix / Runout (CD2 Variant 1 & 2): 0190295301736-02 AN98432-01 manufactured by optimal media GmbH
- Mastering SID Code (CD2 Variant 1 & 2): IFPI L578
- Mould SID Code (CD2 Variant 1): IFPI 9755
- Mould SID Code (CD2 Variant 2): IFPI 9707
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout (STERLING stamped)): BN96229-01 A1 5054197674372-A (1) JN-H STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout (STERLING stamped)): BN96229-01 B1 5054197674372-B (1) JN-H STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout (STERLING stamped)): BN98729-01 C1 5054197674372-C (1-1) ˄|˅ JN-H STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout (STERLING stamped)): BN96229-02 D1 5054197674372-D (1) =˅ JN-H STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side E runout (STERLING stamped)): BN96228-01 A1 V1 5054197674402-A (1) JN-H STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side F runout (STERLING stamped)): BN96228-01 B1 T1 5054197674402-B (1) JN-H STERLING
- Rights Society: GEMA/MS
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Absolution (CD, Album, DVD, ) | Taste Media Limited | 482.2020.033 | Benelux | 2003 | ||
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Absolution (CD, Album) | Taste Media Limited | 482.2020.020 | Benelux | 2003 | ||
| Absolution (CD, Album, Misprint) | Taste Media Limited | 5050466-8587-2-6 | Europe | 2003 | |||
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Absolution (2×LP, Album, Gatefold) | Taste Media | 5050466-8555-1-0 | UK | 2003 | ||
| Absolution (CD, Album) | Taste Media | 5046685872 | Australia & New Zealand | 2003 |
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Reviews
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I recently got it on sales for 56€, but wow the pressing is just plain bad.I can't imagine how disapponted must have been the early buyers at full price. I should have looked for review first. The cd remaster is good on the other hand, and the boxset is rather qualitative but man the vinyle records sucks
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Edited 4 months agoThis is the Muse album that I listened to the most during my afternoons studying for high school, so many memories.
bought on amazon on sale for €83, arrived in perfect condition.
The discs are flat, silent and clean, the book and the packaging are of excellent workmanship. I'm not sure that this remastering is the best possible ever, but what matters now is having this incredible record in my collection. -
Is there anyone who has received a copy that has no seam splits? In my case, all three inner sleeves have seam splits of approx. 5 cm in length and I'm just wondering whether this isn't a general problem with this pressing. Of course it's totally annoying that the cheap cardboard sleeves can't be removed but are firmly bound into the book. %) -
am I the only one who thinks the sound quality is very muddy on this? I paid the heftier price based on reviews of all other recent reissues and figured this was worth it since it was essentially the same price as the original pressing (only version with good reviews), but also comes with extra anniversary content. not sure if what I'm hearing is the same as those 2015 pressings, but this doesn't sound that good to me. I'm thinking of returning -
Anybody here can weigh in on the actual remaster on 2xLP? Standard Absolution represses sound muddy and underwhelming at best, and I wanted to know if there was any improvement over dynamics and soundstage-wise? Thanks! -
really well put together box set! gorgeous presentation and rich, full sound from the vinyl. it's definitely overpriced for what you're getting (three records, two CDs and a book) but as a remaster it does its job very well. would recommend for the diehards, more casual fans would probably be well off just getting this -> Muse - Absolution -
I personally really like the remaster for the digital release. Was looking forward to the vinyl but this is a very steep price and frankly the extra tracks really aren't that great. The Absolution Tour DVD contains better live versions for most of the extra's on here.
The acapella's and demo's are nice I guess but not something I will put on a lot. I would have much preferred if they included the b-sides from the era, and for €150 I think that should have been a no-brainer. €150! -
DO NOT BUY! I was excited to get a better sounding pressing on vinyl. NOT the case. This is pure and utter garbage. Unless you want to EQ the snot out of this (to get it to sound half as good as streaming), this isn't the record to buy. I bought it for the vinyl... haven't dug into the extras yet... not sure what would it need to include to make me less upset. It looks cool... so there's something nice. -
Disappointed with the extra content, after watching the absolution documentary, I wanted to hear Apocalypse Please with strings and the Sing For Absolution instrumental that had more grit than the final.
I gather the 30th will have all the content we wanted. -
Terrible for the price. Subpar quality, contents are lacking, and the "unreleased songs" were all just live versions.
Really dropped the ball. Other bands give way more content for the insane price
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