Volume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails
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| Volume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails | ||||
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| Studio album by The Baseball Project | ||||
| Released | July 8, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | Jackpot! Studios, Portland, Oregon, United States, 2008 | |||
| Length | 44:44 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Yep Roc | |||
| The Baseball Project chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 76%[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Boston Phoenix | [3] |
| MSN Music (Consumer Guide) | A[4] |
| NOW | 4/5[5] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[6] |
| Pitchfork | 7.4/10[7] |
| Uncut | [8] |
The Baseball Project's first album, Volume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails was released on Yep Roc Records on July 8, 2008. The album is available on compact disc and digitally on Yep Roc's site.[9]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]- "Past Time" (McCaughey) – 2:57
- "Ted Fucking Williams" (Wynn) – 3:04
- "Gratitude (For Curt Flood)" (Wynn) – 3:23
- "Broken Man" (McCaughey) – 2:52
- "Satchel Paige Said" (McCaughey) – 2:25
- "Fernando" (Wynn) – 3:47
- "Long Before My Time" (Wynn) – 3:14
- "Jackie's Lament" (Wynn) – 3:25
- "Sometimes I Dream of Willie Mays" (McCaughey) – 3:33
- "The Death of Big Ed Delahanty" (Scott & Kevin McCaughey) – 3:35
- "Harvey Haddix" (Wynn) – 4:25
- "The Yankee Flipper" (McCaughey) – 3:40
- "The Closer" (Wynn) – 4:24
- Pre-order bonus track
- "Blood Diamond" – 2:59
- On-line bonus tracks
- "Golden Sombrero" – 2:16
- "The Ballad of Mike Kekich and Fritz Peterson" – 2:33
Personnel
[edit | edit source]- The Baseball Project
- Steve Wynn – vocals, guitars, organ, melodica
- Scott McCaughey – vocals, bass, guitars, piano, accordion, harmonica, percussion
- Linda Pitmon – drums, vocals, percussion
- Peter Buck – guitars, electric sitar, mandolin, bouzouki, 6-string bass
Recorded by Adam Selzer at Jackpot!, Portland.
Mixed by Adam with Scott at Type Foundry, Portland
Mastered by Kurt Bloch for Light Bulb Ministries, Inc., Seattle
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External links
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- Volume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails at AllMusic
- Sportsline review of the album
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