DidYaKnow? – Are Cirque du Soleil Volume 1 and 2 CDs different?

From the CirqueFaq

[4.5.2] Are Cirque du Soleil Volume 1 and 2 CDs different?

In 1987, Cirque du Soleil released the music for Le Cirque Réinventé on their own in-house label – Nâga – and titled the CD/LP release “Cirque du Soleil”, as the show had yet been titled. In 1989, Cirque du Soleil released a second version of the show’s music and subtitled the release “Volume 2” so as to avoid confusion between the two different albums.

In 1992, when Cirque du Soleil music interests were released through the RCA/Victor label in the United States and Canada, only Volume 2 was selected; therefore Volume 2 is the more widely known issue. But to confuse matters, the RCA/Victor release did not include the “Volume 2” notation.

To answer the question outright; yes both Cirque du Soleil Volume 1 and 2 are different. Volume 1 has a few selected tracks that were not remixed for Volume 2 and Volume 2 features a few tracks from Volume 1 remixed as the show evolved.

Cirque du Soleil (Vol 1)

	01: “Ouverture”............. (1:45)
	02: “Personnages”........... (3:12)
	03: “Chaise Musicale”....... (4:21)
	04: “Bicycles”.............. (4:00)
	05: “Masha”................. (5:12) 
	06: “Les Pingouins”......... (4:20) 
	07: “Tango”................. (5:52)
	08: “Trapeze”............... (6:02)
	09: “Charivari”............. (4:01)

Cirque du Soleil (Vol 2)

	01: “Ouverture”............. (2:27) 
	02: “Bulgares”.............. (5:03)
	03: “Boule 4”............... (1:06) 
	04: “Tango”................. (5:10) 
	05: “Trapeze”............... (5:58)
	06: “Cadres”................ (4:27)
	07: “Fil de Fer”............ (4:18)
	08: “Bicyclettes”........... (3:51)
	09: “Boules 1 à 3”.......... (6:12)
	10: “Les Chaises”........... (3:22)
	11: “Entracte”.............. (6:05) 
	12: “Pingouins”............. (3:25)

Neither album is currently available in the Cirque du Soleil Musique label catalog.