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===Early years (1983–1987)===
In 1983, guitarist [[Eric Melvin]] met bassist/vocalist Mike Burkett ([[Fat Mike]]) and started the band under the name NO-FX, after a [[Boston]] hardcore punk band called [[Negative FX]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nofxofficialwebsite.com/history/history.shtml |title=History // NOFX |website=Nofxofficialwebsite.com |access-date=January 28, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100531153148/http://www.nofxofficialwebsite.com/history/history.shtml |archive-date=May 31, 2010 }}</ref> At this time, they were joined by drummer [[Erik Sandin|Erik "Smelly" Sandin]]. NOFX's first recording was a demo <ref>{{cite web |url=http://nofxwiki.net/wiki/index.php?title=Demo_Tape |title=Demo Tape |website=Nofxwiki.net|date=November 5, 2007 |access-date=April 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205180628/http://nofxwiki.net/wiki/index.php?title=Demo_Tape |archive-date=December 5, 2013 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> from 1984, entitled ''Thalidomide Child'', produced by [[Germs (band)|Germs]] drummer [[Don Bolles (musician)|Don Bolles]], which did not sell many copies,{{Citation needed|date=November 2019}} and Fat Mike once claimed that no copies existed.{{Citation needed|date=November 2019}} The demo would be re-released in 2012.<ref name=Espyrock>{{cite web|title=First EP Being Re-released|url=http://espyrock.com/news/nofx-to-release-thalidomide-child-ep-their-first-ever-ep-recorded-in-1984|website=Espyrock.com}}</ref><ref name=altpress.com>{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/nofx_detail_massive_box_set_126_inches_of_nofx |website=Altpress.com |title=Press release| date=January 26, 2012}}</ref> The group released its self-titled debut extended play ''[[NOFX (EP)|NOFX]]'' on [[Mystic Records]] in 1985; it was later re-released in 1992 as part of the ''[[Maximum Rocknroll (album)|Maximum Rocknroll]]'' CD.
[[file:NOFX @ Arena Joondalup (12 12 2010) (5272638037).jpg|thumb|Founding member [[Fat Mike]]]]
The band's line-up underwent numerous changes prior to 1991. For a year, Erik "Smelly" Sandin left the band and was replaced by Scott Sellers, and later by Scott Aldahl. Dave Allen was in the band for about four months, until he died in a car accident.<ref>{{cite web|last=Slonaker|first=Robert|title=NOFX Band Biography and Discography|url=http://voices.yahoo.com/nofx-band-biography-discography-2585169.html?cat=33|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130210034628/http://voices.yahoo.com/nofx-band-biography-discography-2585169.html?cat=33|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 10, 2013|publisher=Yahoo Voices|access-date=July 28, 2012}}</ref> In 1986, the band released the extended play ''[[So What If We're on Mystic!]]''. Dave Casillas joined the band on second guitar in 1987 and was featured on the extended play ''[[The P.M.R.C. Can Suck on This]]'', attacking the [[Parents Music Resource Center|PMRC]]'s campaign for music censorship. The original cover was an edited [[Sadism and masochism|S&M]] photo; the cover for the re-released version was changed to a photo of Eric Melvin. Prior to the release of ''Liberal Animation'', a compilation of 14 early NOFX songs was released on [[Mystic Records]]. The album was self-titled, and featured the songs from the ''NOFX'' and ''[[So What If We're on Mystic!]]'' extended plays, and only around 1,000 copies were pressed. The album's cover was a redesigned version of the cover from the ''NOFX'' extended play.