Volume 1 (CKY album)

Deron Miller and Jess Margera began recording Volume 1 in November 1997, while still performing under the name Oil. Recording took place at The Ground Hog Studio in Holland, Pennsylvania, The trio continued recording of the album (with production, engineering and mixing led by the new guitarist), which by February 1998 had been completed. Miller and Margera are credited as assistant producers on the record. When the album was reissued by Island Records, the album notes listed "All songs written by Deron Miller with Jess Margera and Chad Ginsburg". In a 2015 interview, Miller dubbed the co-crediting of Ginsburg and Margera for songwriting as "fake" and called it a "cosmetic measure", reiterating the claim that he had written the entire album himself. ==Promotion and release==

Volume 1 was originally released on February 27, 1999, by Distant Recordings and Teil Martin International limited to 2,500 copies, before another 1,000 copies were pressed from December 12, 1999. The band signed with Volcom Entertainment in 2000, who reissued the album on April 1 in a 2,000-copy run, then a month later limited to 4,000 copies, and finally on October 1 in a 20,000-copy run. The group also played on the 2000 tour, at which they first made contact with Island. In April 2008, a remastered edition of Volume 1 was released featuring a number of bonus tracks recorded live in 2006 for the Live at Mr. Smalls Theatre live album. The album was later remastered by Tom Volpicelli and reissued on vinyl of various colours in 2015 exclusive to Urban Outfitters. ==Title and packaging==

Volume 1 was originally called Camp Kill Yourself, acting as a self-titled release for the band. The artwork, produced by Rob Erickson, was later changed when CKY signed with Volcom, as they deemed it too offensive. For Volcom's reissues and most future releases, the cover was changed to artwork featuring a photo of Ginsburg performing on the 1999 Warped Tour. This cover photo was taken by Remy Stratton. ==Reception==

Media response to Volume 1 was mixed to positive. Writing for the website AllMusic, critic Bret Love criticised the album for its variety of musical styles, describing it as "unfortunately ... all over the musical map". According to Deron Miller, as of August 2015 the album had sold over 222,000 copies, making it the second best-selling CKY release behind Infiltrate•Destroy•Rebuild. ==Track listing==

CKY • Deron Miller – vocals, rhythm guitar, bass • Chad I Ginsburg – lead guitar • Jess Margera – drums Additional musicians • Ryan Bruni – backing vocals (track 4), additional bass (track 5) Production • CKY – production • Chad I Ginsburg – engineering, mixing, mastering (Volcom reissues) • Walt Mecleary – mastering (original release and Volcom reissues) • Stephen Marcussen – mastering (Island and future reissues) • Tom Volpicelli – mastering (Urban Outfitters reissue) Artwork • Rob Erickson – artwork and layout (original release) • Bam Margera – photography (original release and Volcom reissues) • Remy Stratton – photography (Volcom and future reissues) • Ryan Gee – photography (Volcom reissues) • Lance Dawes – photography (Island reissues) ==Release history==