Second single for Dram, released on April 14, 1967 in England, USA (distributed by London) and some European countries like Belgium (where in a production effort the single had a cover, this being Bowie's first record to have one) unfortunately was not lucky this new foray into the single market and failed miserably in all rankings.
The songs were recorded in the Study No 2 Decca West Hampstead, on January 26, 1967, with Mike Vernon in the production, the stable Fearnley, Boyes and Eager (bass, keyboard and drums) Bowie on vocals and guitar and artists.
"The Laughing Gnome" was a conversation between Bowie and a gnome, played by Bowie himself with his voice played at double speed. An undetermined number were printed on transparencies with different editions of the topic, from 2:20 to 3:30, some even include additional voices gnome.
On June 67, at the same time it was edited 1 LP Bowie , TV presenter Ronnie Hilton launches "The laughing gnome" in a single, B-side of "If I were a rich man." This version was included in the compilation Oh You Pretty Things "(2006) Castle seal.
In August 1973, taking advantage of the great success of the LPs "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" and "Aladdin Sane", Dram reissued the single getting what they expected to have achieved six years earlier, reaching the top of lists. "The laughing gnome" sells 250 000 copies, reaching No. 6 ranking in England and 12 weeks remaining in it. The single was released in much of Europe, some countries in Africa and the United States and Canada under the label London. In September was released in Germany and Spain with other B-sides ("Silly boy blue" and "Rubber band" respectively), the covers had multiple editions pictures of Bowie in 1973 with the look of Ziggy. Building on the success tibuto albums also appear during the same 73 shows "Sound like the best of David Bowie and Elton John", where session musicians cover "The laughing gnome."
In a second wave of revival of the sound of Bowie Dram and exploiting the anxiety of the fans during a break in his career, the label reissued the single in June 1982 without success nine years earlier. The following year the A-side is included in other taxes, "Sound like David Bowie," also recorded by session musicians unspecified.
Finally the issue also appears in taxes "Ashes to ashes" (1998) and "Diamond gods" (2001), covered by "Living room" and "Buster Bloodvessel" respectively. "The Gospel According to Tony Day" is covered by "Edwyn Collins" in tribute "Starman" in 2003, which was distributed by the British magazine Uncut.
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