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Pingaware

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Are you sure the Springsteen song is "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay"? It's not listed as something he's ever performed on Brucebase (which is [r]here[/u]), and Brucebase is very comprehensive.
Hmmm ... I'll turn your question around.  I'm sure it's Dock of the Bay.  But now, based on your Brucebase comment, I'm not sure it's Bruce.  It starts off with a voice saying "It's an honor to play one of his songs with him here tonight."  So that helps with the date, as the 'him' being referred to must be Otis Redding who died in 1967. 

Very unlikely it's Springsteen in 1967 or earlier.
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Are you sure the Springsteen song is "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay"? It's not listed as something he's ever performed on Brucebase (which is [r]here[/u]), and Brucebase is very comprehensive.
Hmmm ... I'll turn your question around.  I'm sure it's Dock of the Bay.  But now, based on your Brucebase comment, I'm not sure it's Bruce.  It starts off with a voice saying "It's an honor to play one of his songs with him here tonight."  So that helps with the date, as the 'him' being referred to must be Otis Redding who died in 1967.

From that info, it's most likely to be the Pearl Jam version from 1994.  The 'him', referred to in the intro, is Steve Cropper. The co-writer of Dock of the Bay and guest guitarist on stage with Pearl Jam.
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Link to the version suggested by Bee-liever here.
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Very unlikely it's Springsteen in 1967 or earlier.
Yes, I was thinking about that.  It seemed rather early and I hadn't thought to actually look up the dates of his earliest releases.

From that info, it's most likely to be the Pearl Jam version from 1994.  The 'him', referred to in the intro, is Steve Cropper. The co-writer of Dock of the Bay and guest guitarist on stage with Pearl Jam.
Again yes.  Cropper also still alive while Otis is long gone. 

Link to the version suggested by Bee-liever here.
YES!!!  Same intro word for word.

Thanks to Bee-liever and Pingaware for solving this one.
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For a while I was thinking the woman's voice was Joan Baez
are you sure it's not one of the Joan Baez versions?
24 July 1964 - Newport Folk Festival - Released on: Joan Baez - Live At Newport - 02 August 1998.
Well, I'm going with the Baez version.  I found this link on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi9nMkIDK70 and while the title states Joplin, there are a number of comments correcting it to Baez.  The audio is exactly the same as what I have - including the laughter and pause at :08.

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Can't be sure these reflect each track's earliest release, but:

Bill Cosby's baseball skit
1968 album To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With:
http://www.discogs.com/Bill-Cosby-To-Russell-My-Brother-Whom-I-Slept-With/master/122159
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmJ6xA7KXdE

Clifton Chenier ‎- Road Runner
1977 album Boogie 'N' Zydeco:
http://www.discogs.com/Clifton-Chenier-Boogie-N-Zydeco/master/413407

Clifton Chenier - You're Fussin' Too Much
1981 album The King of Zydeco:
http://www.discogs.com/Clifton-Chenier-The-King-Of-Zydeco/release/991689

Rockapella ‎- Surfer Girl
1996 album Lucky Seven:
http://www.discogs.com/Rockapella-Lucky-Seven/release/6173426

I'm not familiar with Stan Freberg, but this page suggests his Gilbert And Sullivan song is from a radio show that aired in 1957:
http://otrarchive.blogspot.com.au/2009/11/stan-freberg-show.html

Mint Juleps - Jimmy Mack:
1985 album One Time:
http://www.discogs.com/Mint-Juleps-One-Time/master/413694


It looks like Rockapella are often misattributed to other a cappella groups, so also check your other tracks don't match these, which have been discredited in the comments*:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9Dk61g88Ko
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FBNY_MTG9s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAKl6_vOrr8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shY1wfLVaL8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUwhRYqMBSs


*Warning: YouTube comments may contain bullshit.
Last Edit: March 16, 2015, 04:14:28 PM by Zak
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Can't be sure these reflect each track's earliest release, but:

Gee Zak, that's some major progress.  You deserve a gold star for that!
Five of the six are good.
The comments on Banana Boat song not being by Rockapella may be correct.  It's the same version that I have, but I'm holding off on this one and will continue looking to see if the correct artist can be identified. 

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Also check your other Rockapella tracks don't match these:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FBNY_MTG9s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAKl6_vOrr8

It looks like they're often misattributed to other a cappella groups.
No match on either of these two with what I have. 
That's the problem with a cappella.  There's lots of mistaken identities.  I've got seven great a cappella tracks that I have no idea who the artist is.  I keep trying to match them up with what I can find online, just to nail down the artist, but that's proving rather difficult. 

Thanks again for your help.
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Rockapella           Banana Boat Song   A Cappella
Rockapella   Blue Moon   A Cappella
Rockapella   Brown Eyed Girl    A Cappella
Rockapella   Canon In D   A Cappella
Rockapella   Every Breath You Take    A Cappella
Rockapella   In The Still Of The Night      A Cappella
Rockapella   Just You, Just Me             A Cappella
Rockapella   Time After Time   A Cappella
Rockapella   Yesterday                           A Cappella


Have you ever considered that those songs are not from Rockapella ?

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Brown+Eyed+Girl+acapella
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=every+breath+you+take+a+cappella
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Also, none of them appear on Musicbrainz for Rockappella

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Have you ever considered that those songs are not from Rockapella ?
Yes, many times!   :)   Some of these "Rockapella" tracks sound like they were recorded before a live audience.  Therefore it's possible they were never on a released album.

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https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Brown+Eyed+Girl+acapella
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=every+breath+you+take+a+cappella
Thanks for this.  I'll start working my way through these and see if I can find a match.

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Also, none of them appear on Musicbrainz for Rockappella
I never used Musicbrainz before, but maybe now's the time to start.

Thanks for your comments.
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Just You, Just Me, (Brian Auger), appeared on Rockapella: Rockapella  2;  2000; length 1:49

Have you considered The Swingle Singers, search?
Swingle Singers
Yesterday from “The Beatles Collection”
"Canon" (NOT Canon in D) JSB Greatest Hits by the Swingle Singers 1963 length 1:53

Conon in D could be the “Acapella Vocal Band” or” Acapella”, both being quite dificult to tag.

I hope this is of some use to you
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I hope this is of some use to you
Yes, it was.  Thanks for providing the info.
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