Webcuts Music

For those of you who had the luck of… I don’t know…. the luck that Webcuts didn’t have, and are currently dancing around your copy of “Fool’s Day” as it spins round your turntable, or you’re one of those heinous folk who scored a copy only to peddle it straight away on eBay, then this is the good news you’ve been waiting for.

Recorded especially for Record Store Day 2010, “Fool’s Day” marked the first new track from the band in 7 years. Released on a 1000 copy limited edition 7″, “Fool’s Day” was only available in the UK through independent music retailers participating in Record Store Day. I’m sure we’d be correct in saying it sold out in micro-seconds and was the cause of many a shed tear. Even for the jaded Blur fan, this was something to get excited about.

To wit, Blur’s manager Chris Morrison realised the importance of the track and requested the song be made available to all. “To avoid fans having to illegally obtain an inferior copy of this track from pirate sites – we have made it freely available through the band’s website”.

So there you go. Head over to blur.co.uk to get the goods!

In other Record Store Day news, Webcuts was off to a shakey start this morning, but our night owl hours negated the possibility of RSD apathy. Arriving at Rough Trade East about an hour before doors opened, the queue was large and winding, and the look on people’s faces as they arrived at normal opening hours was mildly comical. You snooze, you lose.

For those who ventured out for the occasion, we hope you had a great day. The London sun shone and everybody was on their best behaviour. Webcuts, lucky ol’ souls, got everything on their wishlist and have been contentedly gazing at the pile of Crystal Castles, Nick Cave, Beach House, Rolling Stones, She & Him, The Fall and Pet Shop Boys vinyl booty. Who says we get all our records for free??