"I'm Gonna Find a Cave" is a song written in 1965 by

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and Buddy Scott. First recorded in 1966 by

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singer Charlie Starr on a United Artist Records single followed in the same year by an early

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on Crescendo Record
Single
Other versions of the song in this year were recorded in England where singer, songwriter, and record producer

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released his

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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

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group

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and noted London R&B ac
Jimmy Powell And The Dimensions
Uruguayan

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Recorded "I'm Gonna Find a Cave", featuring the lead vocal of singer

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, 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 recorded by indie pop band

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. In 1988, Tacoma

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band Girl Trouble recorded their version of the song, "Gonna Find a Cave", for the compilation album ''

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'', released in the early days of the

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scene. In February 2011 a campaign to make "I'm Gonna Find a Cave" the international "Man Cave" anthem was started by Radcliffe's son. Retro rocker
Spider 45
in a tribute to the recently deceased Bingo of the Banana Splits, released their version in October 2017.

Selected discography

* Charlie Starr United Artist Single #50029, Produced by Garry Ganahan, Arranged By Herb Bernstein, 1966 () *

Crescendo Single #371, 1966 () *

Strike Single #306, (Spain) Picture Sleeve RCA Single#3-10163 1966 () * Los Bulldogs (Uruguay) RCA Single, 1966 () *

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''We're The Banana Splits'' LP, Decca DL-75075, 1968 () * Girl Trouble ''

'', 3 LP

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- #SP25 Boxed Set, 1988 () * Jet Weston's Combo A Go Go, Cavestomp Records, 2001 ()

Selected CD & Digital Release Discography

* Jimmy Powell & The Dimensions
R&B Sensation
CD See For Miles Records, 1993 *

Take A Heart
CD Castle Records, 2000 * Jimmy Powell & The 5 Dimensions
Sugar Babe
CD Castle Records, 2003 *

That's Alright
CD Castle Records, 2003 *

Complete Works 1963-1966
CD One Media Publishing, 2007 * Jimmy Powell & The Dimensions
Progressive Talking Blues

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One Media Publishing, 2007 *

You Got What I Want The Essential Sorrows - 1965-67
CD Grapfuit Records, 2010 COMPILATIONS: * ''

'' (V.A. Comp) Re-Issue CD

#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)

Corinco AG Records (Miki Dallon & The Medallions "Gonna Find a Cave), 2005 * ''Rare Mod Vol.2'' (V.A. Comp) ( CD &

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) Acid Jazz Records (C-Jam Blues
Gonna Find a Cave
), 2009

References

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