The Baseball Project's first album,Volume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quailswas released onYep Roc Recordson July 8, 2008. The album is available oncompact discand digitally on Yep Roc's site.[9]
| Volume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails | ||||
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| Studio albumby The Baseball Project | ||||
| Released | July 8, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | Jackpot! Studios,Portland,Oregon,United States,2008 | |||
| Length | 44:44 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Yep Roc | |||
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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 ofMike KekichandFritz 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
RecordedbyAdam Selzer at Jackpot!,Portland.
MixedbyAdam with Scott at Type Foundry, Portland
MasteredbyKurt Blochfor Light Bulb Ministries, Inc.,Seattle
References
edit- ^"Volume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails".Metacritic.Retrieved21 April2017.
- ^Leggett, Steve."The Baseball Project, Vol. 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails".AllMusic.Retrieved2019-03-11.
- ^Miliard, Mike (2008-07-08)."The Baseball Project Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails".The Boston Phoenix.Archived fromthe originalon 2008-10-07.Retrieved2019-03-11.
- ^Christgau, Robert(2009-04-01)."Consumer Guide: April 2009".MSN Music.Retrieved2017-12-24.
- ^"The Baseball Project".NOW.2008-07-03.Retrieved2019-03-11.
- ^Danielsen, Aarik (2008-09-04)."The Baseball Project: Vol. 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails".PopMatters.Retrieved2019-03-11.
- ^Love, Joshua (2008-08-12)."The Baseball Project: Volume One: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails".Pitchfork.Retrieved2019-03-11.
- ^"The Baseball Project - Volume One: Frozen Ropes And Dying Quails".Uncut.2008-08-06.Retrieved2017-12-24.
- ^DownloadVolume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails