ˌɛsˌɛnˌɛfjˈuː ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋ kˈɑːntɹækt wɪð ˈɛpɪtˌæf ɹˈɛkɚdz wʌz dˈuː tʊ ɛkspˈaɪɚɹ ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən, ænd ðə bˈænd dɪdnˌɑːt æntˈɪsᵻpˌeɪt ɐ ɹᵻnjˈuːəl.
SNFU's recording contract with Epitaph Records was due to expire in November 1997, and the band did not anticipate a renewal.