''Surfer'' is a 2001 EP by

NOFX NOFX () is an American punk rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1983. Vocalist/bassist Fat Mike, guitarist Eric Melvin and drummer Erik Sandin are original founding and longest-serving members of the band, who have appeared on every ...

. The record was released on

Fat Mike Michael John Burkett (born January 16, 1967), known professionally as Fat Mike, is an American musician and producer. He is the bassist and lead vocalist for the punk rock band NOFX and the bassist for the punk rock supergroup cover band Me F ...

's record label,

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. The methodology for writing and recording the songs was much the same as the band's ''

Fuck the Kids ''Fuck the Kids'' is a 7" EP by NOFX. All the tracks were recorded in one day over the course of about four hours. Fat Mike had written all the songs, but none of the other band members knew them. Mike would teach the band the song, they woul ...

'' EP. Fat Mike wrote all of the songs in a limited amount of time, claiming to have only given himself ten minutes to finish each one, and did not teach the songs to the rest of the band until the day of recording. The EP was recorded in two full-day sessions, making it one of the band's fastest-completed EP or album recording, second to ''

'' which was recorded and mixed in a day and a half. The EP was later included on the second disc of '' 45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough to Go on Our Other Records'', but with one track omitted ("Three Shits to the Wind") in order to preserve something unique about the original 7" release. The album cover, painted by Mark deSalvo, and lyric sheet were inspired by

Bad Religion Bad Religion is an American punk rock band that formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1980. The band's lyrics cover topics related to religion, politics, society, the media and science. Musically, they are noted for their melodic sensibilitie ...

's 1988 record '' Suffer''. Another reference to ''Suffer'' is etched into the vinyl: "THE MASSES OF HUMANITY HAVE ALWAYS HAD TO SURF," as opposed to "THE MASSES OF HUMANITY HAVE ALWAYS HAD TO SUFFER" which is etched on the Bad Religion album. The artwork of the lyrics being written on a wall was also replicated for Surfer. The record is 13 minutes in length. The first 500 copies were pressed on blue vinyl, while subsequent pressings were released on black vinyl.Surfer , Albums , NOFX
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Track listing

Side A #"Fun Things to Fuck (If You're a Winner)" #"Juice Head" #"Three on Speed" #"New Happy Birthday Song" #"Talking 'Bout Yo Momma" #"Party Enema" #"Can't Get the Stink Out" Side B #"Go to Work Wasted" #"Fuck da Kids" #"Whoa on the Whoas" #"Three Shits to the Wind" #"Puke on Cops" #"I Gotta Pee" #"Totally Fucked"

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Discogs listing
{{DEFAULTSORT:Surfer (Ep) NOFX EPs 2001 EPs Fat Wreck Chords EPs