Volume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails

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
Studio album by
The Baseball Project
ReleasedJuly 8, 2008 (2008-07-08)
RecordedJackpot! Studios, Portland, Oregon, United States, 2008
Length44:44
LanguageEnglish
LabelYep Roc
The Baseball Project chronology
Volume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails
(2008)
Homerun EP
(2009)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76%[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Boston Phoenix[3]
MSN Music (Consumer Guide)A[4]
NOW4/5[5]
PopMatters7/10[6]
Pitchfork7.4/10[7]
Uncut[8]

Track listing

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  1. "Past Time" (McCaughey) – 2:57
  2. "Ted Fucking Williams" (Wynn) – 3:04
  3. "Gratitude (For Curt Flood)" (Wynn) – 3:23
  4. "Broken Man" (McCaughey) – 2:52
  5. "Satchel Paige Said" (McCaughey) – 2:25
  6. "Fernando" (Wynn) – 3:47
  7. "Long Before My Time" (Wynn) – 3:14
  8. "Jackie's Lament" (Wynn) – 3:25
  9. "Sometimes I Dream of Willie Mays" (McCaughey) – 3:33
  10. "The Death of Big Ed Delahanty" (Scott & Kevin McCaughey) – 3:35
  11. "Harvey Haddix" (Wynn) – 4:25
  12. "The Yankee Flipper" (McCaughey) – 3:40
  13. "The Closer" (Wynn) – 4:24
Pre-order bonus track
  1. "Blood Diamond" – 2:59
On-line bonus tracks
  1. "Golden Sombrero" – 2:16
  2. "The Ballad of Mike Kekich and Fritz Peterson" – 2:33

Personnel

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The Baseball Project
Production

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

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  1. ^ "Volume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  2. ^ Leggett, Steve. "The Baseball Project, Vol. 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert (2009-04-01). "Consumer Guide: April 2009". MSN Music. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
  5. ^ "The Baseball Project". NOW. 2008-07-03. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
  6. ^ Danielsen, Aarik (2008-09-04). "The Baseball Project: Vol. 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails". PopMatters. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
  7. ^ Love, Joshua (2008-08-12). "The Baseball Project: Volume One: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
  8. ^ "The Baseball Project - Volume One: Frozen Ropes And Dying Quails". Uncut. 2008-08-06. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
  9. ^ Download Volume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails
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