BB APPENDIX #01: CHRONOLOGICAL

Yes, in classic clap clap blog fashion, I'm giving you the appendix before I give you the conclusion. But trust me, you'll be glad I did.

So here is the actual chronological order of the album, with the non-narrative songs omitted:

16th century: "Paw Paw Tree"
17th century: "Quay Cur"
18th century: "Blancheflower" (pt. 2)
19th century: "Chris Michaels" (subcontinent section)
*1917: "1917"
*1920s: "Mason City"
1970s: "Blancheflower" (pt 1)
1980s: "Chris Michaels" (pt 1)
1990s: "Spainolated"
"Straight Street"
2000s: "Blancheflower" (pt 3)
"Blueberry Boat"
"Chris Michaels" (end)

There you go. Now for the surprise. You remember "The Godfather Chronicles," that thing a few years back that took all three Godfather movies and recut them so they were in chronological order? Well, I figured I'd have a go at doing the same for Blueberry Boat, and call it "The Blueberry Boat Chronicles." (Just for convenience's sake.) I took the major narrative songs, omitting the two starred ones above, cut them into sections, eliminated all the long instrumental bits, and then reordered them in a linear fashion. What you'll hear is just the story of the album, with almost everything extraneous omitted. This is in no way intended to be a replacement for the album, and indeed I've encoded it at 112 kbps for that reason (as well as the need to save space on my server). I've also, in the spirit of the album as well as for more common-sense concerns, not been the carefulest with the cutting, so while I could certainly do a better job, you at least get the gist.

All that disclaimed, here you go.

The Blueberry Boat Chronicles - Part 01.mp3
The Blueberry Boat Chronicles - Part 02.mp3
The Blueberry Boat Chronicles - Part 03.mp3
The Blueberry Boat Chronicles - Part 04.mp3
The Blueberry Boat Chronicles - Part 05.mp3
The Blueberry Boat Chronicles - Part 06.mp3
The Blueberry Boat Chronicles - Part 07.mp3
The Blueberry Boat Chronicles - Part 08.mp3
The Blueberry Boat Chronicles - Part 09.mp3
The Blueberry Boat Chronicles - Part 10.mp3
The Blueberry Boat Chronicles - Part 11.mp3

UPDATE: Due to server issues, these are now available as one ~25 meg zip file. Download it here.

These are cut to be placed directly back-to-back, so when you cue them up, don't do it with any gaps and it should all flow together, lord willing.

Look for all of this to be summed up shortly.
posted by Mike B. at 11:41 AM 0 comments