I spent a good hour staring at the cover of The Longest EP. It takes the concept of the cover from The Longest Line, except Charlie Chaplin, Fidel Castro, Elvis and other important figures have been replaced by characters from the covers of NOFX’s albums and EPs, such as Timmy the Turtle, Bush in clown makeup, the nurse from Pump Up the Valuum, and…well, you get the point. Try looking at it for yourself if you have precious time to waste. It’s genius!

Other than the cover, there’s nothing new on this 30-track EP, with the possible exception of “Perverted.” This is supposed to be the ultimate collection of EP tracks and rare, hidden songs, but really, it’s just a mix of Cokie the Clown, The Longest Line, Never Trust a Hippy, 13 Stitches, and the PMRC Can Suck on This with some extra tracks. If you’ve been religiously collecting NOFX’s music, then there’s probably nothing you haven’t heard before — unless you neglected to collect the punk compilations NOFX has been on, in which case “Jaw Knee Music” and “Concerns of a GOP Neo-phyte” will interest you.

According to Distorted Magazine, all other NOFX EPs have gone out of print upon the release of The Longest EP. Fans will not be overly impressed, but I suppose Fat Wreck can’t be pressing 10-year-old four-track vinyls forever.

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