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Pump Up The Valuum is the eighth full-length album by NOFX. It was released on June 13, 2000. It is their last studio album to be released on Epitaph Records. The title is a play on words, and is purposely misspelled to avoid a lawsuit, similar to the one The Melvins faced for their album, Lysol, in that it referenced a trademarked brand-name – in this case Valium. This is explained in the 45 Or 46 Songs... album booklet. The song "And Now For Something Completely Similar" is a parody of the famous saying "And Now For Something Completely Different" from Monty Python skits. As a pun, the intro sounds very similar to Linoleum from "Punk in Drublic", right down to the humming before the song begins, while the solo bass part echoes Shadows of Defeat from Good Riddance.

The jacket was designed by Bill Burton, the brother of Tim Burton.

The song "Dinosaurs will Die" features a part of the intro skit from The F.U.'s song "Civil Defense" off the album 'Kill For Christ'

All of the vinyl copies of this record were colored blue.[1]

According to Fat Mike, "...the title track 'Pump Up the Valuum' got cut from the album. That's weird. We gave it to Epitaph for Punk O Rama 5."[2] Three other songs were mentioned in the Pump Up the Valuum booklet as songs that didn't make it to this record, but that will be in upcoming ones:

  1. Medio-core (later in The War on Errorism, 2003)
  2. Insulted By Germans (later in 7" of the Month #1, 2005, and Wolves In Wolves' Clothing, 2006)
  3. One Way Ticket to Fuckneckville (later in Aggropop Now 2003, and 7" of the Month #7, 2005)


Track listing

All tracks written by Fat Mike

  1. "And Now For Something Completely Similar" – 0:58
  2. "Take Two Placebos And Call Me Lame" – 2:25
  3. "What's The Matter With Parents Today?" – 1:58
  4. "Dinosaurs Will Die" – 2:58
  5. "Thank God It's Monday" – 1:39
  6. "Clams Have Feelings Too (Actually They Don't)" – 2:32
  7. "Louise" – 1:49
  8. "Stranger Than Fishin'" – 1:05
  9. "Pharmacist's Daughter" – 1:58
  10. "Bottles To The Ground" – 2:20
  11. "Total Bummer" – 2:13
  12. "My Vagina" – 2:36
  13. "Herojuana" – 2:46
  14. "Theme From A NOFX Album" – 4:16

Personnel

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
2000 The Billboard 200 61
2001 Top Independent Albums 48

References

  1. ^ Pump Up The Valuum - NOFX Wiki
  2. ^ Epitaph Records: NOFX - Pump Up The Valuum
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