Volume 1 (originally released as Camp Kill Yourself) is the debut studio album by American rock band CKY. Recorded at The Ground Hog Studios in Holland, Pennsylvania, it was produced, engineered and mixed by guitarist Chad I Ginsburg, and originally released on February 27, 1999, by Distant Recordings and Teil Martin International. Since its initial release under the title Camp Kill Yourself, the album has been reissued a number of times by various record labels with different titles and album covers. Most of the material for Volume 1 was written and arranged by original CKY lead vocalist and guitarist Deron Miller, prior to Ginsburg's addition in 1998 which marked the official formation of the band. During this time, Miller and drummer Jess Margera were performing under the name Oil with live bassist Ryan Bruni. Miller performed bass on the album, although Bruni is featured on the songs "The Human Drive in Hi-Fi" (backing vocals) and "Lost in a Contraption" (additional bass). Despite not registering on any record charts, Volume 1 is notable in CKY's back-catalogue for featuring a number of the band's signature songs, including arguably their most well-known track "96 Quite Bitter Beings". Many of the songs were originally featured on skateboarding and stunt videos produced by Margera's brother Bam, including the CKY video series with which the band shares its name. "96 Quite Bitter Beings" was released as a single in 1999 and 2010 (remastered). Recording and production 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, where the pair met one of the studio's audio engineers Chad I Ginsburg. They later asked Ginsburg to join the band as a second guitarist, which marked the dissolution of Oil and the official formation of CKY (under the full name Camp Kill Yourself). The trio continued recording of the album (with production, engineering and mixing led by the new guitarist), which by February 1998 had been completed. It was mastered by Walt Mecleary at Master Blasters, who owned The Ground Hog Studio at the time and had originally hired Ginsburg. Miller and Margera are credited as assistant producers on the record. According to Miller, the recording process for Volume 1 cost approximately $15,000, most of which (around $12,000) was funded by his father. The band worked in increments due