Pump Up the Valuum

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Pump Up the Valuum
Studio album by NOFX
Released	June 13, 2000
Recorded	1999 - 2000 Motor Studios, San Francisco, USA
Genre	Punk rock
Length	31:33
Label	Epitaph
Producer	Ryan Greene, Fat Mike
Professional reviews
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NOFX chronology
So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes (1997) Pump Up the Valuum (2000) 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records (2002)

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 compilation, 2003, and 7" of the Month #7, 2005)

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Charts 4 References 5 External links

[edit] 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

[edit] Personnel

• Fat Mike (vocals, bass)
• Eric Melvin (guitar)
• El Hefe (guitar)
• Erik Sandin (drums)

• Spike Slawson (additional vocals)
• Bill Hansson (accordion)

• Recorded at Motor Studios, San Francisco, USA
• Produced by Ryan Greene and Fat Mike
• Recorded and mixed by Ryan Greene
• Additional engineering by Adam Krammer
• Mastered by Joe at Oceanview

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

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

[edit] References

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

[edit] External links

• NOFX official website
• Epitaph Records
• Fat Wreck Chords

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