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'''Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum''' (M.M.M.M.) is [[Tally Hall]]'s debut studio album which was released under the [[Quack! Media]] music label in November 2005 (there was never an official release | '''Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum''' (M.M.M.M.) is [[Tally Hall]]'s debut studio album which was released under the [[Quack! Media]] music label in November 2005 (there was never an official release day, though their official CD release party was held on November 12th 2005 at The Double Door in Chicago, IL). 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 was a completely new song. The album gets its name from a [[Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum (Place)|museum of mechanized curiosities of the same name]] located in Farmington Hills, Michigan. | ||
The album was officially re-released on September 12, 2006. The reasons for the re-release were never 100% clear, but this re-release coincided with additional publicity on MTV, national distribution in all major retail stores, and various other TV appearances including [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Late_Late_Show_(U.S._TV_series) 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. | The band would sign a recording contract with [[Quack!Media]]'s [[Al McWilliams]] in 2005 and start recording in June of the same year. Al pressured the group to finish the album in about a month, but they needed more time to finish the album. They would also run into budgetary concerns, as the album cost more than triple their original budget.<ref>https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071755156/355</ref> After 4 months of recording and mixing, the album would be finished and released. Later on, the album was officially re-released on September 12, 2006. The reasons for the re-release were never 100% clear, but this re-release coincided with additional publicity on MTV, national distribution in all major retail stores, and various other TV appearances including [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Late_Late_Show_(U.S._TV_series) 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 limited black vinyl LP pressing of the album. | 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 limited black vinyl LP pressing of the album. | ||