| Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum | ||||
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| Released | October 24, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | June–October 2005 May–June 2007 (2008 reissue) | |||
| Studio | 40 Oz. Sound, Ann Arbor Stratosphere Sound, New York City[1] | |||
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| Length | 49:10 | |||
| Label | Quack! Media | |||
| Producer | Tally Hall | |||
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Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum is the debut studio album by American rock band Tally Hall, originally released on October 24, 2005. Their previous recordings were all independently produced and distributed demos. All of the tracks on the album are finished versions of their demo tracks featured in Complete Demos, with the exception of "Haiku," which is a completely new song. The album gets its name from a museum of mechanized curiosities that is located in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The album's cover art is also based on a number of machines located within the museum.
The album was officially re-released on September 12, 2006, under the Quack! Media label.[3] 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 re-record Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum at Stratosphere Sound Recording Studios in NYC. The remastered version of the album was released in April 2008, with "Good Day" and "Welcome to Tally Hall" released as promotional singles. The album received generally positive reviews and became a word-of-mouth success.[4]
- ^ "Tally Hall Say 'Good Day' to America; 'MARVIN'S MARVELOUS MECHANICAL MUSEUM' Set for April 1, 2008 Release". Top40-Charts.com. February 22, 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ a b c d AllMusic review
- ^ Montgomery, James. "Tally Hall". MTV. Archived from the original on May 29, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
- ^ Tally Hall Say 'Good Day' to America; 'MARVIN'S MARVELOUS MECHANICAL MUSEUM' Set for April 1, 2008 Release, Top40-Charts, February 22, 2008, retrieved October 10, 2024