Newton Abbot Demo

Newton Abbot Demo
Demo album by Muse
Released	1997 (1997)
Recorded	November 1996–January 1997 at Coombeshead Studios, Newton Abbot, Devon
Genre	Alternative rock, Punk rock
Length	45:07
Producer	Muse
Muse chronology
This Is a Muse Demo (1995) Newton Abbot Demo (1997) Muse (1998)

The Newton Abbot Demo was the officially untitled second demo by English alternative rock band Muse. Recorded between November 1996 and January 1997, one song from the demo was commercially released; "Balloonatic" was featured on the 1997 Lockjaw Records compilation Helping You Back to Work Volume 1.^[1]

The demo was put up for auction on eBay on 28 February 2008 and Muse fans from the official forum, Muselive, MuseWiki and Muse Messenger donated money to help collectively purchase it. Approximately £2,500 was raised for the auction, of which only £740 was required for the purchase.^[2] Digital copies of the tape were then created and shared for free, after which the tape was re-sold and donators were refunded their money.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Matthew Bellamy. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Falling with the Crowd"	5:24
2.	"Agitated"	3:19
3.	"Coma"	3:28
4.	"Balloonatic"	2:56
5.	"Forameus"	3:54
6.	"Boredom"	4:39
7.	"Crazy Days"	4:37
8.	"Sober"	4:12
9.	"Jimmy Kane"	3:25
10.	"Rain"	4:34
11.	"Ashamed"	4:39
Total length:		45:07

Personnel

• Matthew Bellamy – vocals, guitar, keyboard on Forameus and Rain.
• Christopher Wolstenholme – bass, backing vocals
• Dominic Howard – drums

References

1. ^ "Helping You Back to Work Vol 1 (compilation)". MuseWiki. http://musewiki.org/Helping_You_Back_to_Work_Vol_1_%28compilation%29. Retrieved 2008-08-12. 
2. ^ Tom Wilson (2008-03-05). "1996: 11 Track EP Coming Soon". Muselive. http://muselive.com/forums.php?m=posts&q=29890. Retrieved 2008-08-12. 

External links

• Newton Abbot Demo on MuseWiki