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On December 16, 2016 an expanded instrumental version of ''The Fragile'' on 180 gram vinyl was announced. Entitled ''The Fragile: Deviations 1'', it began shipping in June 2017 and contains over an hour of unreleased material.
==Sequencing=====For Different Formats===Reznor on the different track sequencing for different formats: <blockquote><p>"Hello everybody. I've been doing a lot of European press lately and they've been mentioning the various configurations of 'the fragile' and wondering if there was a reason (other than to make the hard-core fan buy them all) to have some different tracks on them. <br><br>If you're curious, here's why. We agonized over the sequencing of the record and focused solely on the CD config. as the definitive one. After the decision was made to move to two CDs the problem then became removing tracks to get the right feel and flow. <br><br>Taking the new flesh' off the CD was a tough call because Alan and myself really like the track, but it destroyed the balance and it just didn't fit. <br><br>When we assembled the cassette, we now had four beginnings and endings to contend with instead of two of each (for the CD) follow? It worked out pretty well just dividing the songs up, but we wanted the A sides of the cassettes to be slightly longer than the B sides (so that when the tape flips over you are not in the middle of the first song on that side). We added the 'appendage' to 'please' to make that work. <br><br>For the vinyl, the decision to move to three discs was based on fidelity. (you can only fit so many minutes on a side of vinyl before it degrades the sound) <br><br>So now we are faced with SIX beginnings and endings. Simply splitting the sides up didn't work as well this time so we decided to include the other two tracks we had been considering ('10 miles high' and 'the new flesh') as well as use the full unedited versions of all the other songs on the record. The vinyl sequencing has actually grown on me lately as a viable alternate! -just thought you might want to know…"</p> <p>—Reznor [http://www.theninhotline.net/archives/articles/xart180.shtml]</p></blockquote> ===Early Track Sequences===
[[Image:Fragile_alt_tracklists_big.jpg|thumb|Alternate tracklists for ''The Fragile'' from the Fragility Tour Book]]
Prior to Bob Ezrin's treatment, the tracklist of ''The Fragile'' went through several transformations. Two of them were revealed within a photo from the Fragility Tour Book:
====Order 1====
#Somewhat Damaged
#La Mer
#10 Miles High
#Pilgrimage
====Order 2====
#Somewhat
#La Mer
#Pilgrimage
[[Image:Fragilecdr.jpg|thumb|Alternate tracklist for ''The Fragile'' from the Fragility Tour Book]]
====CD-R====
Another image of a CD-R cover tracklist was included in the Fragility Tour Book:
#Somewhat Damaged
Note that whilst "Anomaly" has been confirmed to be the working title of "The Way Out Is Through", the final titles for "Rotation" and "Stained" have not been revealed; "Underneath It All" may be the final title for the latter, based on its prominent lyrical use of the word.
===Bob Ezrin on Album Sequencing===
Bob Ezrin posted on [http://www.echoingthesound.org/phpbbx/viewtopic.php?p=1966685&sid=9660ab52e8096b0e71a1bf91d0198514#1966685 ETS] about his experience working on ''The Fragile''.
<blockquote>
<p>"Trent was anything but brain addled at the time we were completing the Fragile. He was brilliant and feverishly recording and mixing in 3 rooms at the same time to complete the project on time for its scheduled release. What he had realized was that he'd created a work that was much longer than was practical to release and that wasn't quite hanging together the way he had hoped when he created its individual parts. Remember, there are thousands of bits of music and lyric that went into this record and they were recorded asynchronously. So he called me for help. Luckily, I had just come off another project and was able to head to New Orleans immediately—supposedly for a few days.</p>
<p>My job was to take all of this work and reorganize it to more practically and effectively tell the story that originally generated all these bits. Sort of like editing a film. Trent had "shot" more than he needed and it wasn't hanging together the way he wanted. But he was also tied to the other studios recording and mixing while this was going on so he needed someone he trusted to come in and take over the "editing" process and help his "film" hang together better.</p>
<p>And it was a totally thrilling process. We had SO much stuff and so much to say but we needed to tighten it up and review the pacing etc. So we were literally working round the clock for what turned out to be weeks until we finally nailed it and I was able to go home.</p>
<p>I loved working with him - and his whole team in fact - on this project. It just increased my respect for him as an artist and a man."</p>
<p>— Bob Ezrin</p></blockquote>
==The Lost Fragile Tracks==
[[Image:Nindotcom991013.jpg|thumb|"The Lost Fragile Tracks"]]
* The lyric "could have been" is prominently used in "The Wretched", "The Great Below" and "And All That Could Have Been".
* The mid-song verse of both "I'm Looking Forward To Joining You, Finally" and "No, You Don't" use the same lyrical meter.
==Alan Moulder on Songwriting==
Several other designs for the album cover were also created, and images of this concept art were posted on nin.com. Many images that were used in the booklet for ''The Fragile'', as well as the artwork for its associated singles, can be found in the ''Fotografiks'' book. The cover art for ''The Fragile Instrumental'' used an uncropped and unpixelated version of the aforementioned waterfall photo.
==Personnel==