Volume 1 (CKY album)

Volume 1
Studio album by CKY
Released	February 27, 1999
Recorded	1998 (1998)–1999 (1999)
Genre	Alternative metal, experimental rock, alternative rock
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
Source	Rating
allmusic	[1]

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 coloured album covers – purple, blue, orange (all of which were limited to 5,000 copies each) and red (of which copies were unlimited). CKY's British distributor, Mercury Records, also issued Volume 1 in 2002, and a downloadable version of the record was made available in 2008.

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 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. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"96 Quite Bitter Beings"	3:22
2.	"Rio Bravo"	3:10
3.	"Disengage the Simulator"	3:03
4.	"The Human Drive in Hi-Fi"	3:20
5.	"Lost in a Contraption"	3:23
6.	"Knee Deep"	3:35
7.	"My Promiscuous Daughter"	3:17
8.	"Sara's Mask"	5:01
9.	"To All of You" (includes hidden tracks "Rio Bravo Reprise" and "Halfway House")	23:41
Total length:		51:56

Personnel

CKY Deron Miller – vocals, guitar, bass Chad I. Ginsburg – guitar, production, engineering, mixing Jess Margera – drums

Additional personnel Ryan Bruni – additional bass on "Lost in a Contraption"[4] Walt Mecleary – mastering

Release history

Date	Title	Label	Format	Catalog	Copies	Notes
February 27, 1999	Volume 1	Teil Martin/Distant	CD		2,500	Credited to Camp Kill Yourself
December 12, 1999					1,000
April 1, 2000	CKY	Volcom	CD	YAE-49	2,000	Credited to Camp
May 1, 2000	Camp				4,000
October 1, 2000	Camp Volume 1				20,000
June 26, 2001	Volume 1	Island/Def Jam	CD+	314 586 070-2: IN01	5,000	Purple cover
				314 586 070-2: IN02	5,000	Blue cover
				314 586 070-2: IN03	5,000	Orange cover
				314 586 070-2: IN04	Unlimited	Red cover
April 22, 2002	Volume 1	Mercury	CD		Unlimited	Available in Europe only
July 5, 2003	Volume 1	Distant	LP	CKY-V1	5,000
April 7, 2008	Volume 1	Camp Kill Yourself	DL	685747038624	Unlimited	Available from CD Baby and iTunes only

In popular culture

• "96 Quite Bitter Beings", arguably one of the band's most popular tracks, has since been used on Jackass and in the videogame Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3.^[2]
• Pennsylvania band Skalped recorded a cover of the song Rio Bravo for their demo. The Skalped version is faster and includes a piano intro along with samples of Fight Club and Deron Miller from the making of Escape From Hellview.

References

1. ^ allmusic review
2. ^ ^{a b c d} "Discography". CKY. http://www.ckyalliance.com/band/discography.cfm. Retrieved 2008-11-08. 
3. ^ "Question: Why was the name Camp Kill Yourself shortened to just CKY?". FAQ. CKY. http://www.ckyalliance.com/faq/detail.cfm?faqID=8. Retrieved 2008-11-08. 
4. ^ "Question: Who is Ryan Bruni? Why is he no longer in the band?". FAQ. CKY. http://www.ckyalliance.com/faq/detail.cfm?faqID=28. Retrieved 2008-11-08.