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The cover was drawn by artist Court Jones. It features many references to the museum of the same name, including Marvin Yagoda, many machines from the museum, and with portraits of each band member in front. The cover features little color, only coloring in certain text and the band members themselves. | The cover was drawn by artist Court Jones. It features many references to the museum of the same name, including Marvin Yagoda, many machines from the museum, and with portraits of each band member in front. The cover features little color, only coloring in certain text and the band members themselves. | ||
Tally Hall first found Court through the internet in college, specifically a drawing inspired by Alice in Wonderland.<ref>[https:// | Tally Hall first found Court through the internet in college, specifically a drawing inspired by Alice in Wonderland.<ref>Joe Hawley. [https://www.instagram.com/p/CLnLNxKjhU5/ Instagram post from Joe Hawley about the Marvin's artwork inspiration.] ''Instagram'', February 22nd, 2021.</ref> The basic idea for the cover was created by Joe Hawley and was later sketched out sometime around June 13th 2005 (pictured top left) . Later on, Court would sketch a version much closer to what would become the cover artwork in July. This early design (pictured top right) included a hippo in a bathtub, Marvin Yagoda driving a biplane, and lighting in the sky. Court would eventually illustrate the artwork over the fall of 2005, with text and small changes added digitally. The near-final artwork would be completed on September 28th 2005, with changes made to Andrew's face over the next 3 days to finally complete the finished cover artwork on October 1st 2005. | ||
Sometime before 2008, the band would ask Court to redraw the artwork for a new release of Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum for Atlantic Records with a “woodcut illustration” art style. It was intended to feature real pictures of the band in place of illustrations, but for unknown reasons this was changed back to illustrations. The redrawn cover notably omits Banana Man and replaces a big mannequin with a clown. | Sometime before 2008, the band would ask Court to redraw the artwork for a new release of Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum for Atlantic Records with a “woodcut illustration” art style. It was intended to feature real pictures of the band in place of illustrations, but for unknown reasons this was changed back to illustrations. The redrawn cover notably omits Banana Man and replaces a big mannequin with a clown. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In 2015, Tally Hall posted a "#throwbackthursday" showcasing the original sketches for the cover art<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/TallyHall/posts/10152995217004849 Tally Hall #throwbackthursday 2005. July 2nd, 2015. | *In 2015, Tally Hall posted a "#throwbackthursday" showcasing the original sketches for the cover art<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/TallyHall/posts/10152995217004849 Tally Hall #throwbackthursday 2005.] ''Facebook'', July 2nd, 2015.</ref> | ||
*The 2008 and 2021 vinyl have track listings that differ from the other formats. Specifically, [[The Whole World And You]] had to be moved up to Side A in order for all the songs to properly fit on each side of the record. | *The 2008 and 2021 vinyl have track listings that differ from the other formats. Specifically, [[The Whole World And You]] had to be moved up to Side A in order for all the songs to properly fit on each side of the record. | ||
*Though the 2006 re-release of the album corrected the purple coloring and the spine typo, it can still be hard to determine if you have a 2005 or 2006 printing when it's still sealed. The best way to know is by the barcode. The barcode for the 2005 is: 6-1689268282-0. The barcode for the 2006: is 7-8144491001-7. | *Though the 2006 re-release of the album corrected the purple coloring and the spine typo, it can still be hard to determine if you have a 2005 or 2006 printing when it's still sealed. The best way to know is by the barcode. The barcode for the 2005 is: 6-1689268282-0. The barcode for the 2006: is 7-8144491001-7. | ||