The Resistance - 2009 European Warner Bros./Helium 3 label Limited Numbered Multiformat Box

Rare 2009 European Warner Bros./Helium 3 label limited numbered Multiformat Box - Teignmouth, Devon Rock bands 5th album - featuring the singles "Uprising", "Undisclosed Desires", "Resistance" and "Exogenesis: Symphony" - labelled "by and large a fantastic record" by AllMusics Andrew Leahey. In an interview with The Sunday Times, Dan Cairns claimed that "Muse have made an album of genius, brilliance and beauty".

The box set combines full album 2LP set, CD plus a DVD containing making-of the album footage. Box includes full album 2GB USB memory stick featuring the album as MP3, MPEG-4 Video, WAV files.

This is the numbered edition - the first batch to be manufactured and made availiable as a pre-purchase to fans before the release of the album - it includes the 5.1 surround sound audio DVD - which is not a part of the 2nd "deluxe" box issue. This limited issue DVD also contains the longer version of "Unnatural Selection" which adds extra guitar solo after the intro of the song.

Contents comes complete with limited edition print - all housed inside a deluxe sealed & embossed black two-piece box.

Condition: Still Factory Sealed (Box VG++):
Unopened and unused - as such new. This copy has a deep vertical crease in barcode - hence the near mint box grading.

Tracklisting:

Vinyl LP:

Side 1:
1 Uprising 5:03
2 Resistance 5:47
3 Undisclosed Desires 3:56

Side 2:
1 United States Of Eurasia (+Collateral Damage) 5:48
2 Guiding Light 4:13

Side 3:
1 Unnatural Selection 6:55
2 MK Ultra 4:06
3 I Belong To You (+Mon C?ur S'Ouvre À Ta Voix) 5:39

Side 4:
1 Exogenesis: Symphony Part 1 (Overture) 4:18
2 Exogenesis: Symphony Part 2 (Cross-Pollination) 3:56
3 Exogenesis: Symphony Part 3 (Redemption) 4:37


CD and Memory Stick (MP3, MPEG-4 Video, WAV Album)

Tracklisting:
1 Uprising 5:03
2 Resistance 5:47
3 Undisclosed Desires 3:56
4 United States Of Eurasia (+Collateral Damage) 5:48
5 Guiding Light 4:13
6 Unnatural Selection 6:55
7 MK Ultra 4:06
8 I Belong To You (+Mon C?ur S'Ouvre À Ta Voix) 5:39
9 Exogenesis: Symphony Part 1 (Overture) 4:18
10 Exogenesis: Symphony Part 2 (Cross-Pollination) 3:56
11 Exogenesis: Symphony Part 3 (Redemption) 4:37

DVD-Video, NTSC:
1. The Making Of The Resistance 43:53

DVD-Video, 5.1:
1 Uprising 5:03
2 Resistance 5:47
3 Undisclosed Desires 3:56
4 United States Of Eurasia (+Collateral Damage) 5:48
5 Guiding Light 4:13
6 Unnatural Selection 7:20
7 MK Ultra 4:06
8 I Belong To You (+Mon C?ur S'Ouvre À Ta Voix) 5:39
9 Exogenesis: Symphony Part 1 (Overture) 4:18
10 Exogenesis: Symphony Part 2 (Cross-Pollination) 3:56
11 Exogenesis: Symphony Part 3 (Redemption) 4:37

Recorded september 2008 - may 2009 at Studio Bellini, Lake Como, Italy.

Credits:

Muse:
Matthew Bellamy - lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitars, keyboards, piano, synthesizers, programming, production
Christopher Wolstenholme - bass, backing vocals, production
Dominic Howard - drums, percussion, synthesizers, programming, production

Session musicians:
Edodea Ensemble| orchestra, conducted by Audrey Riley and led by concertmaster Edoardo de Angelis
Enrico Gabrielli - bass clarinet on "I Belong to You"
Tom Kirk - handclaps and football hooligan noises on "Uprising"

Technical Credits:
Adrian Bushby - engineering, handclaps and football hooligan noises on "Uprising"
Mark "Spike" Stent - mixing
Ted Jensen - mastering
Des Broadbery - additional technical and logistical support
Tommaso Colliva - additional engineering, technical setup
Matthew Green - mixing assistance
Paul Reeve - additional vocal production, handclaps and football hooligan noises on "Uprising"

Artwork:
La Boca - artwork
Danny Clinch - photography