The Laughing Gnome - The Single

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Songs (Time)

Original 1967 release

1. The Laughing Gnome (Bowie)
2. The Gospel According To Tony Day (Bowie)

Release Details

Released by Deram in the UK, April 1967

Released by London in the US, April 1967

Catalogue number: Deram 123 (UK), London 4520079 (US)

Producer

Mike Vernon

Musicians

David Bowie: vocals and guitar

Derek Boyes: organ

Dek Fearnley: bass

John Eager: drums

1973 UK rerelease

1. The Laughing Gnome (Bowie)
2. The Gospel According To Tony Day (Bowie)

Release Details

Released by Deram in the UK, September 1973

Catalogue number DM 123 (UK)

1973 German rerelease

1. The Laughing Gnome (Bowie)
2. Silly Boy Blue (Bowie)

Release Details

Released by Deram in Germany, September 1973

Catalogue number SL25600 (Germany)

1973 Spain rerelease

1. The Laughing Gnome (Bowie)
2. Rubber Band (Bowie)

Release Details

Released by Deram in Spain, September 1973

Catalogue number MO1378 (Spain)

1982 UK rerelease

1. The Laughing Gnome (Bowie)
2. The Gospel According To Tony Day (Bowie)

Release Details

Rereleased by Decca in the UK, June 1982

Catalogue number: Decca F13924 (UK)

Trivia

• This was the follow-up single to London Boys , which was recorded on 26 January 1967 at the Decca Studios in West Hampstead. It should have given David that elusive hit, but it failed.
• The 1973 rerelease was the ideal reactivation in that it detracted considerably from the po-faced approach to pop which David's current success in 1973 had engendered amongst his admirers. The Laughing Gnome sold 250,000 copies in the UK, reaching Number 6.
• Chart Performance:

  Country	Peak #	# of weeks
  UK (1973)	6	12

• 1982 rerelease: the reissues keep on coming

This document last updated Friday, 11-Feb-2000 18:08:22 EST