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The Jimmy Castor Bunch

Troglodyte (Cave Man)

1972 · via N.W.A

The Jimmy Castor Bunch’s 1972 recording of “Troglodyte (Cave Man)” is the earliest release on file. Jimmy Castor shares the writing credit with Lenny Fridie, Doug Gibson, Harry Jensen, Bobby Mann and Gerry Thomas. N.W.A’s “The Dayz of Wayback” (1991) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

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The Jimmy Castor Bunch had "Troglodyte (Cave Man)" out in 1972, long before N.W.A pulled it into "The Dayz of Wayback." Spin the old one first, and the N.W.A track starts sounding like it was always looking backward on purpose.

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Liner notes

Credited writers: Jimmy Castor, Lenny Fridie, Doug Gibson, Harry Jensen, Bobby Mann and Gerry Thomas.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1972.

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N.W.A’s “The Dayz of Wayback” (1991) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

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N.W.A's "The Dayz of Wayback" samples an older record called "Troglodyte (Cave Man)." Which act had that one on record before N.W.A got to it?The Jimmy Castor Bunch
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