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'''Party Boobytrap''' is an EP recorded by [[Tally Hall]] and released in April of 2003. It was the first EP they had recorded, with non-EP track [[Yearbook]] being the first song the band would ever record. The EP was produced in very small quantities and the only copy to surface is from [[Andrew Horowitz]] himself.
'''Party Boobytrap''' is an EP recorded by [[Tally Hall]] and released in April of 2003.


The EP was recorded in the bedroom of [[Joe Hawley]], an attic where they would record many of their early demos. All of the songs featured would later be released on [[Complete Demos]], albeit in remixed form.
==Overview==
Party Boobytrap is Tally Hall's first release, produced in very small quantities to be sold at early live shows. It was recorded in the attic bedroom of [[Joe Hawley]] using a digital camcorder and edited together using Final Cut Pro.<ref>[https://acoatofredpaintinhell.wordpress.com/2008/03/05/tally-hall-an-interview-with-rob-joe-andrew-zubin-and-ross/ A Coat of Red Paint in Hell Tally Hall interview 2006]</ref> All of the songs featured would later be released on [[Complete Demos]], albeit in remixed form. A "partyboobytrap e.p. +1-1" was also released, containing the [[Cover Songs|Super Mario Bros. Overworld theme]] in addition to the other tracks. This version has yet to surface online.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040607013914/http://www.talentmatch.com/search/allview.asp?PID=59562&entry=tmurl## TalentMatch Tally Hall website archive]</ref>
 
The title was chosen because it was a palindrome, and would later be used as the name of a fictional rap group in the music video for Good Day.<ref>[https://www.hiddeninthesand.com/gallery/var/albums/Miscellaneous/TallyHall.com-in-2005/TH_site2-5_all_0005.jpg Tally Hall bio in 2005, tallyhall.com]</ref>
 
The only copy to surface is from [[Andrew Horowitz]] himself, who sent a fan a digital copy in the late 2010s. This includes an early spelling of [[Good Day]], "Goodday".


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
[[file:partyboobytrap_video.png|thumb|200px|Scene From Good Day]]
[[file:partyboobytrap_video.png|thumb|200px|Scene From Good Day]]
* The title would be referenced in the music video for Good Day. There is a scene in which they portray/mimic a rap video and the rap group's name is Party Boobytrap.
* The title, "Party Boobytrap," was chosen because it was a palindrome.<ref>[https://www.hiddeninthesand.com/gallery/var/albums/Miscellaneous/TallyHall.com-in-2005/TH_site2-5_all_0005.jpg Tally Hall bio in 2005, tallyhall.com]</ref>
* The title is referenced in the [[Labyrinth (Game)|Labyrinth game]] by WonderFling Studios in the Hidden Skeleton Dialogue.
* The title is referenced in the [[Labyrinth (Game)|Labyrinth game]] by WonderFling Studios in the Hidden Skeleton Dialogue.
* Sometime in the late 2010s, Andrew would upload his copy of the EP because of its lost status. This includes an early spelling of [[Good Day]], "Goodday".
* Andrew is credited as "the incredible andrew horowitz" on the track listing sleeve.
* Andrew is credited as "the incredible andrew horowitz" on the track listing sleeve.
* A "partyboobytrap +1-1" is listed in the TalentMatch page for Tally Hall, so there could be a version of Party Boobytrap with supposedly the Super Mario Bros. Overworld Theme ("plus World 1-1"), as the band [[Cover Songs|covered it live]]. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040607013914/http://www.talentmatch.com/search/allview.asp?PID=59562&entry=tmurl## TalentMatch Tally Hall website archive]</ref>


==Track Listing==
==Track Listing==