I'm Gonna Find a Cave
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"I'm Gonna Find A Cave" is a song written in 1965 by Jimmy Radcliffe
and Buddy Scott .
First recorded in 1966 by soul singer Charlie Starr on a United Artist Records single followed in the same year by an early Psychobilly
version by Billy Lee Riley
on Crescendo Records Single.
Other versions of the song in this year were recorded in England where singer, songwriter, and record producer Miki Dallon
released his Mod version on his own Strike Records. Dallon was so enthusiastic about the song over the course of the year he produced a version with the popular British freakbeat
group The Sorrows
and noted London R&B act Jimmy Powell And The Dimensions.
Uraguanyan garage Rock
quintet Los Bull Dogs recorded "I'm Gonna Find A Cave" with "Winchester Cathedral in English on their 1966 RCA Victor Single. However, it wasn't until 1968 When The Banana Splits Recorded "I'm Gonna Find A Cave", featuring the lead vocal of singer Ricky Lancelotti, and four other Jimmy Radcliffe songs ("Adam Had'em", "The Show Must Go On", "Don't Go Away Go-Go Girl" and "Soul") for the television show The Banana Splits Adventure Hour that it became an early Saturday morning household tune. The song "Don't Go Away Go-Go-Girl" was also recordd by indie pop band The Mr. T Experience
.
In 1988 Tacoma Washington Punk band Girl Trouble recorded their version of the song, as "Gonna Find A Cave", for the highly influential Sub Pop 200
a compilation released in the early days of the Seattle grunge scene. It features songs (many of them first releases and otherwise unattainable) from Tad
, The Fluid
, Nirvana
, Steven Jesse Bernstein
, Mudhoney, The Walkabouts
, Terry Lee Hale, Soundgarden
, Green River
, Fastbacks
, Blood Circus
, Swallow
, Chemistry Set, Girl Trouble
, The Nights and Days, Cat Butt
, Beat Happening
, Screaming Trees
, Steve Fisk
, and The Thrown Ups.
In February 2011 a campaign to make "Gonna Find A Cave" the international "Man Cave"
anthem was started by Jimmy Radcliffe's son.
COMPILATIONS:
Jimmy Radcliffe
James "Jimmy" Radcliffe was an American soul singer, composer, arranger, conductor and record producer.-Biography:James Radcliffe was born in New York City...
and Buddy Scott .
First recorded in 1966 by soul singer Charlie Starr on a United Artist Records single followed in the same year by an early Psychobilly
Psychobilly
Psychobilly is a fusion genre of rock music that mixes elements of punk rock, rockabilly, and other genres. It is one of several subgenres of rockabilly which also include thrashabilly, trashabilly, punkabilly, surfabilly and gothabilly...
version by Billy Lee Riley
Billy Lee Riley
Billy Lee Riley was an American rockabilly musician, singer, record producer and songwriter. His most memorable recordings included "Rock With Me Baby," and "Red Hot".-Biography:...
on Crescendo Records Single.
Other versions of the song in this year were recorded in England where singer, songwriter, and record producer Miki Dallon
Miki Dallon
Miki Dallon is an English musician, songwriter and producer . Miki's first published work was a Mickie Most b-side called "That’s Alright" on which Miki also played piano. One success of his was the song "Take A Heart" by The Sorrows...
released his Mod version on his own Strike Records. Dallon was so enthusiastic about the song over the course of the year he produced a version with the popular British freakbeat
Freakbeat
Freakbeat is the name used for rare, collectable, and obscure British Invasion records, particularly from 1966 and 1967. Elements of the freakbeat sound include strong direct drum beats, loud and frenzied guitar riffs, and extreme effects such as: fuzztone, flanging, distortion and compression or...
group The Sorrows
The Sorrows
The Sorrows are considered perhaps to be the archetypal freakbeat band. They were formed in 1963 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England by Pip Whitcher.-Career:...
and noted London R&B act Jimmy Powell And The Dimensions.
Uraguanyan garage Rock
Garage rock
Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. During the 1960s, it was not recognized as a separate music genre and had no specific name...
quintet Los Bull Dogs recorded "I'm Gonna Find A Cave" with "Winchester Cathedral in English on their 1966 RCA Victor Single. However, it wasn't until 1968 When The Banana Splits Recorded "I'm Gonna Find A Cave", featuring the lead vocal of singer Ricky Lancelotti, and four other Jimmy Radcliffe songs ("Adam Had'em", "The Show Must Go On", "Don't Go Away Go-Go Girl" and "Soul") for the television show The Banana Splits Adventure Hour that it became an early Saturday morning household tune. The song "Don't Go Away Go-Go-Girl" was also recordd by indie pop band The Mr. T Experience
The Mr. T Experience
The Mr. T Experience is an American punk rock band formed in 1985 in Berkeley, California and currently recording for Lookout! Records. They have released ten full-length albums along with numerous EPs and singles and have toured internationally...
.
In 1988 Tacoma Washington Punk band Girl Trouble recorded their version of the song, as "Gonna Find A Cave", for the highly influential Sub Pop 200
Sub Pop 200
Sub Pop 200 is a compilation released in the early days of the Seattle grunge scene . It features songs from Tad, The Fluid, Nirvana, Steven Jesse Bernstein, Mudhoney, The Walkabouts, Terry Lee Hale, Soundgarden, Green River, Fastbacks, Blood Circus, Swallow, Chemistry Set, Girl Trouble, The...
a compilation released in the early days of the Seattle grunge scene. It features songs (many of them first releases and otherwise unattainable) from Tad
Tad (band)
Tad was an American grunge band from Seattle, Washington led by Tad Doyle. Among the first of the many bands which came out of Seattle in the grunge era, Tad was notable for the fact that its music had a noticeable 1970s metal influence, rather than the punk which influenced most other grunge bands...
, The Fluid
The Fluid
The Fluid was an American rock band from Denver, formed in 1984 who disbanded in 1993, but reconvened in 2008.-History:The Fluid were originally called Madhouse. After early 1980s Denver punk band Frantix broke, up bassist Matt Bischoff, drummer Garrett Shavlik and guitarist James Clower began...
, Nirvana
Nirvana (band)
Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987...
, Steven Jesse Bernstein
Steven Jesse Bernstein
Steven Jay "Jesse" Bernstein was a Jewish American underground writer and performance artist who is most famous for his recordings with Sub Pop Records and close relationship with William S. Burroughs...
, Mudhoney, The Walkabouts
The Walkabouts
The Walkabouts is an American rock band formed in Seattle in 1984. The core members are vocalist Carla Torgerson and vocalist and songwriter Chris Eckman...
, Terry Lee Hale, Soundgarden
Soundgarden
Soundgarden is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984 by singer Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto...
, Green River
Green River (band)
Green River was an American rock band from Seattle, Washington that was active from 1984 to 1988. Although the band had little commercial impact outside of its native Seattle, Green River proved to have significant influence on the genre later known as grunge, both with its own music and with the...
, Fastbacks
Fastbacks
The Fastbacks were a Seattle punk rock band. Formed in 1979 by songwriter/guitarist Kurt Bloch , and friends Lulu Gargiulo and Kim Warnick , they disbanded in 2001...
, Blood Circus
Blood Circus (Band)
Blood Circus was an early, short-lived grunge band from Seattle, Washington.-History:The band's first release was a single, 1988's "Six Foot Under"/"Two Way Street", on Sub Pop...
, Swallow
Swallow (band)
Swallow were the British-based duo of Mike Mason and Louise Trehy. Signed to 4AD, they only released one studio album and one special remix collection before leaving the label...
, Chemistry Set, Girl Trouble
Girl Trouble
Girl Trouble are a punk rock band from Washington, USA, formed in 1983, when three musicians from Tacoma, WA and one from Spokane, WA joined forces.-History:...
, The Nights and Days, Cat Butt
Cat Butt
Cat Butt was a Seattle, Washington rock group formed in 1987. The band did a short west coast tour, and then went on to record their first full-length album, "Journey to the Center Of." It was produced by Jack Endino of Skin Yard. To promote the album the band did a large U.S. tour, before...
, Beat Happening
Beat Happening
Beat Happening is an American punk band formed in Olympia, Washington in 1982. Calvin Johnson, Heather Lewis and Bret Lunsford have been the band's continual members...
, Screaming Trees
Screaming Trees
Screaming Trees was an American rock band formed in Ellensburg, Washington in 1985 by vocalist Mark Lanegan, guitarist Gary Lee Conner, bass player Van Conner and drummer Mark Pickerel. Pickerel had been replaced by Barrett Martin by the time the band reached its most successful period...
, Steve Fisk
Steve Fisk
Steve Fisk is a Washington-based audio engineer, record producer and musician.Fisk joined the instrumental rock band Pell Mell in 1982. With vocalist Shawn Smith, he formed Pigeonhed, which released its first album in 1993....
, and The Thrown Ups.
In February 2011 a campaign to make "Gonna Find A Cave" the international "Man Cave"
Man cave
A man cave, sometimes a mantuary or manspace, is a male sanctuary, such as a specially equipped garage, spare bedroom, media room, den, or basement...
anthem was started by Jimmy Radcliffe's son.
Selected discography
- Charlie Starr United Artist Single#50029, Produced by Garry Ganahan, Arranged By Herb Bernstein, 1966 (Youtube Video)
- Billy Lee RileyBilly Lee RileyBilly Lee Riley was an American rockabilly musician, singer, record producer and songwriter. His most memorable recordings included "Rock With Me Baby," and "Red Hot".-Biography:...
Crescendo Single#371, 1966 (Youtube Video) - Miki DallonMiki DallonMiki Dallon is an English musician, songwriter and producer . Miki's first published work was a Mickie Most b-side called "That’s Alright" on which Miki also played piano. One success of his was the song "Take A Heart" by The Sorrows...
Strike Single#306, (Spain) Picture Sleeve RCA Single#3-10163 1966 (Youtube Video) - Los Bulldogs (Uraguay) RCA Single#, 1966 (Youtube Video)
- Banana SplitsBanana SplitsThe Banana Splits were four comedic animal characters who featured in a late 1960s children's variety show made for television. The costumed hosts of the show were Fleegle , Bingo , Drooper and Snork .The Banana Splits Adventure Hour was an hour-long, packaged television program that featured both...
"We're The Banana Splits LP, Decca DL-75075, 1968 (Youtube Video) - Girl TroubleGirl TroubleGirl Trouble are a punk rock band from Washington, USA, formed in 1983, when three musicians from Tacoma, WA and one from Spokane, WA joined forces.-History:...
"Sub Pop 200Sub Pop 200Sub Pop 200 is a compilation released in the early days of the Seattle grunge scene . It features songs from Tad, The Fluid, Nirvana, Steven Jesse Bernstein, Mudhoney, The Walkabouts, Terry Lee Hale, Soundgarden, Green River, Fastbacks, Blood Circus, Swallow, Chemistry Set, Girl Trouble, The...
" 3 LP Sub Pop Records-#SP25 Boxed Set, 1988 (Youtube Video) Girl Trouble Live - Jet Weston's Combo A Go Go Cavestomp Records 2001 (Youtube Video)
Selected CD & Digital Rlease Discography
- Jimmy Powell & The Dimensions "R&B Sensation" CDCompact DiscThe Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
See For Miles Records, 1993 - The SorrowsThe SorrowsThe Sorrows are considered perhaps to be the archetypal freakbeat band. They were formed in 1963 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England by Pip Whitcher.-Career:...
"Take A Heart" CDCompact DiscThe Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
Castle Records, 2000 - Jimmy Powell & The 5 Dimensions "Sugar Babe" CDCompact DiscThe Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
Castle Records, 2003 - Miki DallonMiki DallonMiki Dallon is an English musician, songwriter and producer . Miki's first published work was a Mickie Most b-side called "That’s Alright" on which Miki also played piano. One success of his was the song "Take A Heart" by The Sorrows...
"That's Alright" CDCompact DiscThe Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
Castle Records, 2003 - Miki DallonMiki DallonMiki Dallon is an English musician, songwriter and producer . Miki's first published work was a Mickie Most b-side called "That’s Alright" on which Miki also played piano. One success of his was the song "Take A Heart" by The Sorrows...
"Complete Works 1963-1966" CDCompact DiscThe Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
One Media Publishing, 2007 - Jimmy Powell & The Dimensions "Progressive Talking Blues" DigitalDigital recordingIn digital recording, digital audio and digital video is directly recorded to a storage device as a stream of discrete numbers, representing the changes in air pressure for audio and chroma and luminance values for video through time, thus making an abstract template for the original sound or...
One Media Publishing, 2007 - The SorrowsThe SorrowsThe Sorrows are considered perhaps to be the archetypal freakbeat band. They were formed in 1963 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England by Pip Whitcher.-Career:...
"You Got What I Want The Essential Sorrows - 1965-67" CDCompact DiscThe Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
Grapfuit Records, 2010
COMPILATIONS:
- "Sub Pop 200Sub Pop 200Sub Pop 200 is a compilation released in the early days of the Seattle grunge scene . It features songs from Tad, The Fluid, Nirvana, Steven Jesse Bernstein, Mudhoney, The Walkabouts, Terry Lee Hale, Soundgarden, Green River, Fastbacks, Blood Circus, Swallow, Chemistry Set, Girl Trouble, The...
" (V.A. Comp) Re-Issue CDCompact DiscThe Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
Sub Pop Records #SP25-2, (Girl TroubleGirl TroubleGirl Trouble are a punk rock band from Washington, USA, formed in 1983, when three musicians from Tacoma, WA and one from Spokane, WA joined forces.-History:...
- "Gonna Find A Cave"), 1995 - "Little Steven's Garage Rock Invasion" (V.A. Comp) CDCompact DiscThe Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
Cavestomp Records (Jet Weston's Combo A Go-Go "Gonna Find A Cave"), 2001 - "Doin’ The Mod Vol. 4” (V.A. Comp) CDCompact DiscThe Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
Castle Records (The Sorrows - "Gonna Find A Cave"), 2002 - “That Driving Beat Vol. 3 UK Freakbeats (V.A. Comp) CDCompact DiscThe Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
Past & Present Records, (Miki Dallon - Gonna Find A Cave"), 2003 - “Soul Masters – The Dancer” – (V.A Comp) DigitalDigital recordingIn digital recording, digital audio and digital video is directly recorded to a storage device as a stream of discrete numbers, representing the changes in air pressure for audio and chroma and luminance values for video through time, thus making an abstract template for the original sound or...
Corinco AG Records (Miki Dallon & The Medallions "Gonna Find A Cave), 2005 - “Rare Mod Vol.2” (V.A. Comp) (CDCompact DiscThe Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
& DigitalDigital recordingIn digital recording, digital audio and digital video is directly recorded to a storage device as a stream of discrete numbers, representing the changes in air pressure for audio and chroma and luminance values for video through time, thus making an abstract template for the original sound or...
& Vinyl) Acid Jazz Records (C-Jam Blues "Gonna Find A Cave"), 2009