The Gnome

11 tracks
Side one "Astronomy Domine" "Lucifer Sam" "Matilda Mother" "Flaming" "Pow R. Toc H." "Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk" Side two "Interstellar Overdrive" "The Gnome" "Chapter 24" "The Scarecrow" "Bike"

"The Gnome" is a song by British psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd. Written by Syd Barrett, is the eighth song on their 1967 debut album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn.^[2]^[3]

Song

The song tells the tale of a scarlet-tunic-wearing-gnome named Grimble Gromble. The psychedelic yet puerile lyrics came off the top of Barrett's head during an earlier richly creative period.^[4] Reportedly, it also draws its inspiration from J. R. R. Tolkien's fiction.^[5] "The Gnome" was also included on the B-side of the US Pink Floyd single "Flaming" (Tower 378). This single was never released in the US.

Cover versions

British actor Nigel Planer recorded this song under the name and pretext of Neil, his character in the UK sitcom The Young Ones, in 1984. It appeared on his Heavy Concept album.^[6]

Personnel

Syd Barrett - acoustic guitar, lead vocals
Roger Waters - bass guitar, backing vocals
Richard Wright - celesta, backing vocals
Nick Mason - percussion

References

↑ "Pink Floyd album reviews".
↑ Strong, Martin C. (2004). The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Edinburgh: Canongate Books. p. 1177. ISBN 1-84195-551-5.
↑ Mabbett, Andy (1995). The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-4301-X.
↑ Mike Watkinson; Pete Anderson (2001). Crazy Diamond: Syd Barrett & the Dawn of Pink Floyd. Omnibus Press. p. 68. ISBN 0-7119-8835-8.
↑ "The Songs". Pink-floyd.org. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
↑ Planer, Lindsay. "Neil's Heavy Concept Album - Nigel Planer : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 October 2012.

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn

Songs

Side One	"Astronomy Domine" "Lucifer Sam" "Matilda Mother" "Flaming" "Pow R. Toc H." "Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk"

Side Two	"Interstellar Overdrive" "The Gnome" "Chapter 24" "The Scarecrow" "Bike"

v t e Pink Floyd

Syd Barrett David Gilmour Nick Mason Roger Waters Richard Wright

Studio albums	The Piper at the Gates of Dawn A Saucerful of Secrets More Ummagumma Atom Heart Mother Meddle Obscured by Clouds The Dark Side of the Moon Wish You Were Here Animals The Wall The Final Cut A Momentary Lapse of Reason The Division Bell

Live albums	Ummagumma Delicate Sound of Thunder Pulse Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81

Compilations	The Best of the Pink Floyd / Masters of Rock Relics A Nice Pair A Collection of Great Dance Songs Works The Early Singles 1967: The First Three Singles Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door

Box sets	Shine On Oh, by the Way Discovery

Films	Live at Pompeii The Wall The Final Cut Video EP Delicate Sound of Thunder La Carrera Panamericana Pulse The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon London '66–'67 The Story of Wish You Were Here

Soundtracks	Tonite Lets All Make Love in London Zabriskie Point

Singles	"Arnold Layne" "See Emily Play" "Flaming" "Apples and Oranges" "It Would Be So Nice" "Let There Be More Light" "Point Me at the Sky" "The Nile Song" / "Ibiza Bar" "Summer '68" "One of These Days" / "Fearless" "Free Four" "Money" "Us and Them" / "Time" "Have a Cigar" "Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)" "Run Like Hell" "Comfortably Numb" "When the Tigers Broke Free" "Not Now John" "Learning to Fly" "On the Turning Away" "One Slip" "Take It Back" "High Hopes" / "Keep Talking" "Wish You Were Here"

Tours	Pink Floyd World Tour 1968 The Man and The Journey Tour Atom Heart Mother World Tour Meddle Tour Dark Side of the Moon Tour French Summer Tour 1974 British Winter Tour 1974 Wish You Were Here Tour In the Flesh Tour The Wall Tour A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour The Division Bell Tour

Producers and engineers	Clive Brooks Joe Boyd Bob Ezrin James Guthrie John Leckie Alan Parsons John Elder Robison Norman Smith Chris Thomas Peter Watts

Recording studios	Abbey Road Astoria Britannia Row Hookend

Managers and agents	Blackhill Enterprises Peter Jenner Andrew King Bryan Morrison Steve O'Rourke

Touring musicians	Andy Bown Jon Carin Scott Page Dick Parry Guy Pratt Tim Renwick Andy Roberts Gary Wallis Snowy White Peter Wood

Additional vocalists	Sam Brown Lesley Duncan Venetta Fields Claudia Fontaine Rachel Fury Jim Haas Carol Kenyon Durga McBroom Clare Torry Doris Troy

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