Volume 1 (CKY album)

Volume 1
Studio album by CKY
Released	February 27, 1999
Recorded	1996 (1996)–1999 (1999)
Genre	Alternative metal, experimental rock, alternative rock, post-hardcore
Length	51:56
Label	Teil Martin/Distant
Producer	Chad I. Ginsburg
CKY chronology
Volume 1 (1999) Volume 2 (1999)
Alternative cover
Original Camp Kill Yourself cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Volume 1 is the debut studio album by American alternative metal band CKY. It was originally released (credited to Camp Kill Yourself) on February 27, 1999 by Teil Martin International/Distant Recordings and was limited to 2,500 copies.^[2] Later reissued by Volcom under various titles, the album spawned one single: "96 Quite Bitter Beings".

History

The original release of Volume 1, credited to Camp Kill Yourself, was released on February 27, 1999 by Teil Martin International and was limited to 2,500 copies.^[2] A second release on December 12, 1999 was limited to 1,000 copies, before the album was reissued by Volcom Entertainment when the band signed with them in 2000 – first on April 1, under the title CKY and limited to 2,000 copies; then on May 1, under the title Camp and limited to 4,000 copies; and finally on October 1, under the title Camp Volume 1 and limited to a much larger 20,000.^[2] When CKY signed to The Island Def Jam Music Group in 2001, they too reissued the album. Island/Def Jam's edition was an enhanced CD released with different colored album covers – purple, blue, orange (all of which were limited to 5,000 copies each) and red (of which copies were unlimited). CKY's distributor for England, Mercury Records, also issued Volume 1 in 2002. A downloadable version of the album was made available in 2008. In 2014, singer Deron Miller self-released two new limited versions of Volume 1. The first, released January 2014, featured the Warped Tour cover in black and white under the title "Volume 1" by Camp, with various bonus tracks and alternate mixes. The second, released October 2014, reused the rare Volcom Entertainment Camp Kill Yourself Volume 1 artwork. This version featured a tracklist comprised completely of alternate versions for each song on the album, as well as multiple poorly transferred bonus tracks to fill the rest of the allotted time of the CD. Deron hasn't given the other former band members a cent from these "official bootleg" releases.

Album cover

The original album cover featured a stylized, cartoon depiction of politician R. Budd Dwyer as he famously shot himself on live television. When it was prepared for release by Volcom, the label's manager demanded the cover be changed, and that the band change their name to something less offensive (hence the switch from Camp Kill Yourself to Camp and later CKY).^[3] The next, more well-known cover, originally used for the back cover, features a photograph of lead guitarist Chad I Ginsburg performing his trademark 'bitch toss', in which he throws his guitar 360 degrees around his back and catches it when it returns. The photo was taken on the 1999 Warped Tour.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Deron Miller, Chad I Ginsburg and Jess Margera. 

Personnel

Release history

In popular culture

• "96 Quite Bitter Beings", arguably the band's most popular track, has been used on Jackass and in the video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3.^[2]

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