Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum (Album)

Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum
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Studio Album
Released 2005, re-released in 2008
Length 49:21 (2005), 1:08:18 (2008, with bonus tracks)
Label Quack! Media, re-released on Atlantic Records
Producer Tally Hall

Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum (M.M.M.M.) is Tally Hall's debut studio album. Their previous recordings were all independently produced and distributed demos. All of the tracks on the album are fleshed-out, finished versions of their demo tracks, with the exception of "Haiku," which is a completely new song. The album gets its name from a museum of mechanized curiosities of the same name located in Farmington Hills, Michigan.

The album was officially re-released on September 12, 2006 under the Quack! Media label. This re-release coincided with additional publicity on MTV, national distribution in all major retail stores, and various other TV appearances including The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. The music video for "Good Day" was first shown at Tally Hall's two Ann Arbor concerts, on September 23, 2006.

Tally Hall was later signed with Atlantic Records and was approved to go back and touch-up Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum at Stratosphere Sound Recording Studios in NYC. The first single (Good Day) from the new version of M.M.M.M. was released February 26, 2008. The new version of the album was released on April 1st, 2008. This release also included a vinyl LP pressing of the album.

2005 Track listing

 
The cover of the 2005 issue
# Title Writers Lead Singers Duration
1. "Good Day" Horowitz Hawley, Cantor 3:25
2. "Greener" Cantor Cantor 3:43
3. "Welcome To Tally Hall" Cantor, Hawley, Sedghi Cantor, Sedghi, Hawley 5:10
4. "Taken For A Ride" Horowitz Horowitz, Hawley 4:40
5. "The Bidding" Hawley Hawley, Cantor, Sedghi 2:29
6. "Be Born" Cantor Cantor 3:10
7. "Banana Man" Hawley Hawley 4:09
8. "Just Apathy" Cantor Cantor 3:12
9. "Spring And A Storm" Hawley Hawley 4:43
10. "Two Wuv" Horowitz Sedghi 3:41
11. "Haiku" Cantor Cantor, Hawley 2:58
12. "The Whole World And You" Horowitz Horowitz 1:45
13. "13" n/a n/a 0:13
14. "Ruler Of Everything" Hawley Hawley, Sedghi 4:17
15. "Hidden In The Sand" (hidden track) Hawley Hawley 1:54

2008 Track listing

# Title Writers Lead Singers Duration
1. "Good Day" Horowitz Hawley, Cantor 3:26
2. "Greener" Cantor Cantor 3:43
3. "Welcome To Tally Hall" Cantor, Hawley, Sedghi Cantor, Sedghi, Hawley 5:10
4. "Taken For A Ride" Horowitz Horowitz, Hawley 4:43
5. "The Bidding" Hawley Hawley, Cantor, Sedghi 2:40
6. "Be Born" Cantor Cantor 3:10
7. "Banana Man" Hawley Hawley 4:09
8. "Just Apathy" Cantor Cantor 3:11
9. "Spring And A Storm" Hawley Hawley 4:47
10. "Two Wuv" Horowitz Sedghi 3:43
11. "Haiku" Cantor Cantor, Hawley 3:02
12. "The Whole World And You" Horowitz Horowitz 1:44
13. "13" n/a n/a 0:13
14. "Ruler Of Everything" Hawley Hawley, Sedghi 4:32
15. "Hidden In The Sand" (hidden track) Hawley Hawley 1:53
16. "Mucka Blucka" (iTunes bonus track) Hawley Hawley 1:38
17. "Dream" (iTunes bonus track) Horowitz n/a 1:49

2008 Bonus Downloads

Those who purchased a physical copy of the album received a card with a download code from the band at concerts. The bonus downloads are as follows:

# Title Writers Lead Singers Duration
1. "Mucka Blucka" Hawley Hawley 1:38
2. "Dream" Horowitz n/a 1:49
3. "Just A Friend" Markie Cantor, Sedghi 4:29