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]
| 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] |
Track listing
edit- "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- 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
References
edit- ^ "Volume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ Leggett, Steve. "The Baseball Project, Vol. 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ^ Miliard, Mike (2008-07-08). "The Baseball Project Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails". The Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (2009-04-01). "Consumer Guide: April 2009". MSN Music. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
- ^ "The Baseball Project". NOW. 2008-07-03. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ^ Danielsen, Aarik (2008-09-04). "The Baseball Project: Vol. 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails". PopMatters. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ^ Love, Joshua (2008-08-12). "The Baseball Project: Volume One: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ^ "The Baseball Project - Volume One: Frozen Ropes And Dying Quails". Uncut. 2008-08-06. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
- ^ Download Volume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails