Original version
[Instrumental]
SHERLOCK GOES HOLME is an instrumental written by Bruce Springsteen. The title is known from Springsteen's introduction of the song in concert. Bruce Springsteen performed SHERLOCK GOES HOLME live with Steel Mill in 1970. See the "Live History" section below for more details.
Decades later, SHERLOCK GOES HOLME was recorded by Jersey Shore band Steel Mill Retro who released it on All Man The Guns For America, their 2008 album of Bruce Springsteen songs originally performed by the original Steel Mill. See Steel Mill Retro's cover version for more details.
Steel Mill may have recorded SHERLOCK GOES HOLME at Challenger Eastern Surfboards in Asbury Park, NJ. The surfboard factory was also Springsteen's home from late 1969 thru late 1970, and a makeshift studio environment of sufficient standard to produce reasonable quality recordings. Although the song might have been recorded as part of ongoing rehearsals at Challenger Eastern Surfboards, none of these 1969 and 1970 recordings is currently in circulation. Due to financial restrictions the reel-to-reel tapes were often reused. Consequently there is a distinct possibility that much of what was recorded at Challenger no longer survives, even in Springsteen's personal archive.
SHERLOCK GOES HOLME is known to have been performed at least 3 times in Bruce Springsteen's early years (pre-October 1972). Very little is known about shows from this early period, and therefore, the song may have been played on some more dates.
At least one artist has recorded and released Bruce Springsteen's SHERLOCK GOES HOLME.
Some of the above info about the studio recording and the live performances of SHERLOCK GOES HOLME is taken from Brucebase.
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SHERLOCK GOES HOLME [Original version]