Editing Liberal Animation (section)

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{{Infobox album
| name       = Liberal Animation
| type       = Studio album
| artist     = [[NOFX]]
| cover      = NOFX - Liberal Animation cover.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 1988
| recorded   = January 9–11, 1988 
| studio     = [[Westbeach Recorders]]
| genre      = [[Hardcore punk]]
| length     = 30:22
| label      = Wassail, [[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
| producer   = [[Brett Gurewitz]], NOFX
| prev_title = [[The P.M.R.C. Can Suck on This]]
| prev_year  = 1987
| next_title = [[S&M Airlines]]
| next_year  = 1989
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev2= [[Allmusic]]
| rev2score = {{Rating|1.5|5}} <ref name="Allmusic">{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r14195|author=Ron DePascale}}</ref>
}}
'''''Liberal Animation''''' is the debut studio album by the American [[punk rock]] band [[NOFX]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Thompson |first1=Dave |title=Alternative Rock |date=2000 |publisher=Miller Freeman Books |page=524}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=MacDonald |first1=Patrick |title=NOFX: Pure Punk and Proud of It |work=The Seattle Times |date=February 1, 1996 |page=D11}}</ref> It was originally released in 1988 through Wassail Records, which was [[Fat Mike]]'s label before [[Fat Wreck Chords]]. [[Brett Gurewitz]] produced the record, and even offered to release it on his label, [[Epitaph Records]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=NOFX |last2=Alulis |first2=Jeff |title=NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories |date=2016 |publisher=Hachette Books |page=108}}</ref> The band decided to self-release it instead. It was re-released through Epitaph Records in 1991 with all new artwork. The title is a spoonerism of "animal liberation" and the cover artwork is a reflection of that. Bassist/Singer, [[Fat Mike]] has stated many times that he thinks it's the worst NOFX album. He wrote the majority of the album on a guitar he bought from [[Lynn Strait]] of [[Snot (band)|Snot]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_826|title=Fat Mike to auction off his first guitar for charity|work=Alternative Press|date=May 25, 2006|accessdate=July 29, 2016}}</ref> The track "Shut Up Already" features a short cover of the [[Led Zeppelin]] song "[[Black Dog (Led Zeppelin song)|Black Dog]]". It is the only full length album by NOFX to feature Dave Casillas on guitar. Amateur style music videos were made for the tracks "Shut Up Already" and "Mr. Jones."