I'm Gonna Find A Cave
"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 version 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" and four other Jimmy Radcliffe songs ("Adam Had'em", "The Show Must Go On", "Don't Go-Go Girl" and "Soul") for the television show The Banana Splits Adventure Hour that it became an early Saturday morning household tune.
Selected discography
- Charlie Starr United Artist Single#50029, Produced by Garry Ganahan, Arranged By Herb Bernstein, 1966
- Billy Lee Riley Crescendo Single#371, 1966
- Miki Dallon Strike Single#306, (Spain) Picture Sleeve RCA Single#3-10163 1966
- Los Bulldogs (Uraguay) RCA Single#, 1966
- Banana Splits "We're The Banana Splits LP, Decca DL-75075, 1968
- Girl Trouble "Sub Pop 200" 3 LP Sub Pop Records-#SP25 Boxed Set, 1988
Selected CD & Digital Rlease Discography
COMPILATIONS:
- "Sub Pop 200" (V.A. Comp) Re-Issue CD Sub Pop Records #SP25-2, (Girl Trouble - "Gonna Find A Cave"), 1995
- "Little Steven's Garage Rock Invasion" (V.A. Comp) CD Cavestomp Records (Jet Weston's Combo A Go-Go "Gonna Find A Cave"), 2001
- "Doin’ The Mod Vol. 4” (V.A. Comp) CD Castle Records (The Sorrows - "Gonna Find A Cave"), 2002
- “That Driving Beat Vol. 3 UK Freakbeats (V.A. Comp) CD Past & Present Records, (Miki Dallon - Gonna Find A Cave"), 2003
- “Soul Masters – The Dancer” – (V.A Comp) Digital Corinco AG Records (Miki Dallon & The Medallions "Gonna Find A Cave), 2005
- “Rare Mod Vol.2” (V.A. Comp) (CD & Digital & Vinyl) Acid Jazz Records (C-Jam Blues "Gonna Find A Cave"), 2009
References
- Strong, Charles Martin (2003), The Great Indie Discography (2 ed.), Canongate U.S., p. 634, ISBN 1-84195-335-0