Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum (M.M.M.M.) is Tally Hall's

Tally Hall (band)

Tally Hall is an American rock band formed in December 2002 based in Ann Arbor, Michigan with a relatively significant cult following. Once under the Atlantic Records recording label, Tally Hall is, again, signed to indie label Quack! Media who previously helped finance and nationally distribute...

 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

Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum

Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum 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...

 that is located in Farmington Hills, Michigan

Farmington Hills, Michigan

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.

The album was officially re-released on September 12, 2006 under the Quack! Media label. This re-release coincided with additional publicity on MTV

MTV

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, national distribution in all major retail stores, and various other TV appearances including The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Late Late Show (CBS TV series)

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. 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

Atlantic Records

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 and was approved to go back and touch-up Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum at Stratosphere Sound Recording Studios

Stratosphere Sound

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 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 1, 2008. This release also included a vinyl LP pressing of the album.

Track listing (2005)

1. "Good Day" (Andrew Horowitz) – 3:24
2. "Greener" (Rob Cantor) – 3:42
3. "Welcome to Tally Hall" (Joe Hawley, Cantor, Zubin Sedghi) – 5:04
4. "Taken for a Ride" (Horowitz) – 4:40
5. "The Bidding" (Hawley) – 2:29
6. "Be Born" (Cantor) – 3:09
7. "Banana Man" (Hawley) – 4:08
8. "Just Apathy" (Cantor) – 3:12
9. "Spring and a Storm" (Hawley) – 4:43
10. "Two Wuv" (Horowitz) – 3:41
11. "Haiku" (Cantor) – 2:57
12. "The Whole World and You" (Horowitz) – 1:44
13. "13" (unlisted) – 0:13
14. "Ruler of Everything" (Hawley) – 4:13
15. "Hidden in the Sand" (hidden track
    Hidden track
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    ) – 1:51

Track listing (2008)

1. "Good Day" (Andrew Horowitz) - 3:26
2. "Greener" (Rob Cantor) - 3:43
3. "Welcome to Tally Hall" (Joe Hawley, Cantor, Zubin Sedghi) - 5:10
4. "Taken for a Ride" (Horowitz) - 4:43
5. "The Bidding" (Hawley) - 2:40
6. "Be Born" (Cantor) - 3:10
7. "Banana Man" (Hawley) - 4:09
8. "Just Apathy" (Cantor) - 3:11
9. "Spring and a Storm" (Hawley) - 4:47
10. "Two Wuv" (Horowitz) - 3:43
11. "Haiku" (Cantor) - 3:02
12. "The Whole World and You" (Horowitz) - 1:44
13. "13" - 0:13
14. "Ruler of Everything" (Hawley) - 4:32
15. "Hidden in the Sand" (Hawley) - 1:53

iTunes bonus tracks

• 16. "Mucka Blucka" (Hawley) - 1:38
• 17. "Dream" (Horowitz) - 1:49

External links

• Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum the inspiration for Tally Hall's album.