The "Volume 1" curse

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This is the curse that occurs whenever a band releases something by putting "Volume 1" in the title, ensuring that there never is a sequel.. examples..

* The Clash The Story Of The Clash Volume 1 (Granted, there have been dozens of greatest hits by the Clash since, so the purpose of a theoretical "Volume 2" has been satisfied by now)

* Olivia Tremor Control Black Foliage: Volume 1

any others?

― donut debonair (donut), Monday, 7 March 2005 22:16 (twenty years ago)

Bob Dylan - Chronicles: Vol. 1, perhaps

― o. nate (onate), Monday, 7 March 2005 22:18 (twenty years ago)

Well let's see if Piracy Funds Terrorism ever has a sequel.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Monday, 7 March 2005 22:20 (twenty years ago)

Super Furry Animals: Songbook: The Singles Volume One

hopefully...

― anonymous coward, Monday, 7 March 2005 22:22 (twenty years ago)

George Michael, Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1

― Richard C (avoid80), Monday, 7 March 2005 22:22 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, but:

The Soft Machine: Volume One

― ffirehorse (firehorse), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 01:56 (twenty years ago)

xtc's apple venus vol 1 managed to avoid the curse

― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 01:58 (twenty years ago)

Selected Ambient Works Volume 1 kind of kills this.

― Ferlin Husky (noodle vague), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 01:58 (twenty years ago)

ALMOST ensuring, then.. (oh, pedantry, so much to answer for)

― donut debonair (donut), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 01:59 (twenty years ago)

Well hold on, it's not officially called that, but Selected Ambient Works 1985-92

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 02:00 (twenty years ago)

Traveling Wilburys, Volume One?

There was no second volume per se; they released a Volume 3 in 1990. That counts as a sequel, no?

― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 02:02 (twenty years ago)

Thanks Ned, I knew that title was wrong but I'm far too inebriated to fact-check. What about Use Your Allusion while I'm on?

― Ferlin Husky (noodle vague), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 02:04 (twenty years ago)

Anyway, there's the Hall and Oates comp Rock and Soul Volume 1...

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 02:06 (twenty years ago)

Use Your Illusion never really used the word/concept "Volume"..(ok, now I'M being pedantic)

― donut debonair (donut), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 02:08 (twenty years ago)

Van Halen's Greatest Hits Volume 1

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 02:17 (twenty years ago)

History of the Grateful Dead, Vol.1 (Bear's Choice)

― Don't Ever Antagonize The Horny (AaronHz), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 02:21 (twenty years ago)

Jason Pierce (excuse me, J. SPACEMAN!) has managed to get out Volumes 1 and 2 of his Spiritualized singles collections...

― Telephonething, Tuesday, 8 March 2005 03:55 (twenty years ago)

Korn greatest hits vol. 1

― buck van smack (Buck Van Smack), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 04:54 (twenty years ago)

you know, jay-z managed to put out Vols. 2 and 3 after Vol. 1.

so much for THIS theory.

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 05:08 (twenty years ago)

David Bowie, 1. Outside

― willem (willem), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 07:54 (twenty years ago)

The first and second parts of De La Soul's Art Official Intelligence have not been followed by a third.

Neither have the first and second parts of the Residents' "Mole Trilogy."

― Douglas (Douglas), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 08:06 (twenty years ago)

David Bowie's Outside trilogy?

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 21:58 (twenty years ago)

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dre300/e379/e37995ekuu7.jpg

― Don't Ever Antagonize The Horny (AaronHz), Friday, 11 March 2005 04:17 (twenty years ago)

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