In mid-1994, Supergrass issued their debut single ” Caught by the Fuzz ” on the small independent local label Backbeat Records. The song recounts lead singer and guitarist Gaz Coombes ‘s experience of being arrested by the police for possession of cannabis . The limited release of vinyl copies sold out quickly, thanks in part to support from John Peel on his Radio One show. The Parlophone label signed the band and re-released the single in the autumn of the same year. It achieved the rare feat of being both NME and Melody Maker ‘ s “Single Of The Week” status in the same week.
Issued debut single ‘Caught by the Fuzz’
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