Editing Liberal Animation

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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."

==Track listing==
{{tracklist
| extra_column = Notes
| all_writing = [[Fat Mike]], except where noted

| total_length = 29:33
| title1   = Shut Up Already
| writer1    = Fat Mike, Dave Casillas
| extra1 = contains an interpolation of [[Led Zeppelin]]’s “[[Black Dog (Led Zeppelin song)|Black Dog]]”
| length1  = 2:44

| title2   = Freedumb
| length2  = 0:45

| title3   = Here Comes the Neighborhood
| writer3    = Fat Mike, [[Eric Melvin]]
| length3  = 2:58

| title4   = A200 Club
| length4  = 1:55

| title5   = Sloppy English
| length5  = 1:20

| title6   = You Put Your Chocolate in My Peanut Butter
| writer6    = Fat Mike, Melvin
| length6  = 2:31

| title7   = Mr. Jones
| writer7    = Fat Mike, Melvin, Casillas
| length7  = 3:18

| title8   = Vegetarian Mumbo Jumbo
| writer8    = Fat Mike, Melvin
| length8  = 3:32

| title9   = Beer Bong
| length9  = 2:30

| title10  = Piece
| length10 = 1:35

| title11  = I Live in a Cake
| writer11 = Fat Mike, Melvin
| length11 = 1:09

| title12  = No Problems
| note12   = 
| length12 = 1:20

| title13  = On The Rag
| length13 = 1:42

| title14  = Truck Stop Blues
| writer14   = Melvin, Casillas
| length14 = 3:03

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==Personnel==
* [[Fat Mike]] – vocals, bass
* [[Eric Melvin]] – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar
* Dave Cassillas&nbsp;– lead guitar
* [[Erik Sandin]] – [[Drum kit|drums]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5P264OjYRPptl8HZEuq90YAFsHjXx2C3 ''Liberal Animation''] at [[YouTube]] (streamed copy where licensed)

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