{"product_id":"robert-lester-folsom-if-you-wanna-laugh-you-gotta-cry-sometimes-archives-vol-3-1972-1975-purple-reverie-coloured-vinyl","title":"Robert Lester Folsom - If You Wanna Laugh, You Gotta Cry Sometimes: Archives Vol. 3, 1972-1975 [Purple reverie coloured vinyl]","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormat: Coloured Vinyl LP\u003cbr\u003eCatalogue No.:  ARC140-1 \u003cbr\u003eBarcode: 0840526502110\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 20 Mar 2026\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Folk\/Americana\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e ‘If You Wanna Laugh, You Gotta Cry Sometimes: Archives Vol. 3, 1972-1975’ is yet another magical discovery from Georgia-born singer songwriter and guitarist Robert Lester Folsom’s oeuvre of soft psychedelia and rural Southern rock \u0026amp; roll, written and recorded over fifty years ago yet prophetically relevant today. Born of lost summers, new\u003cbr\u003elove (and the breaks that follow) and hippie bluegrass shakes, these spirited takes to four-track tape capture Folsom’s earliest wizardry. A prismatic window into a young artist finding their artistic footing, and a testament to why Folsom’s legacy burns bright to this day.\u003cbr\u003e Drawing from the same archive of homespun demos and informal studio sessions rediscovered on the two previous volumes of Folsom’s early musical wizardry from Anthology Recordings, ‘Ode To A Rainy Day’ and ‘Sunshine Only Sometimes’, the songs on ‘If You Wanna Laugh, You Gotta Cry Sometimes’ offer candid snapshots\u003cbr\u003eof the hazy yet hugely formative years that ushered in the release of ‘Music and Dreams’, the revered, privately pressed studio album which serendipitously enjoys its Golden Jubilee this year.\u003cbr\u003e Like a series of old postcards that offer a glimpse into an almost forgotten world, the lo-fi gems on ‘If You Wanna Laugh, You Gotta Cry Sometimes’ welcome longtime\u003cbr\u003elisteners ever deeper into Folsom’s inner sanctum, while inviting new ears into the orbit of a songwriter whose work has always existed just outside the frame of its time.\u003cbr\u003e Equal parts naïve and knowing, light-hearted and serious, these recordings reaffirm the enduring spirit of an artist that’s kept touring, making music and living out his dreams\u003cbr\u003euntil this day. Eternally guided by a golden soul that’s still shining forever young.\u003cbr\u003e LP pressed onto Purple Reverie coloured vinyl.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTracklisting\u003cbr\u003eDon’t Know\u003cbr\u003eWhat Are You Thinking Of?\u003cbr\u003eSitting on the Moon\u003cbr\u003eMountain Air Rag\u003cbr\u003eAtlanta LaLa\u003cbr\u003eIt’s Raining Now Outside\u003cbr\u003eAnd God Made the Pine Trees, Too\u003cbr\u003eOne More Song\u003cbr\u003eBurnt Carmine\u003cbr\u003eGene Autry\u003cbr\u003eThis Blue Eyed Boy\u003cbr\u003eLittle Ditty\u003cbr\u003eI Want to Tell You\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anthology Recordings","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46400253296796,"sku":"ARC140-1","price":25.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/files\/c_de65487a-4188-49d7-bc64-5d195aa30be2.jpg?v=1771852902","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/robert-lester-folsom-if-you-wanna-laugh-you-gotta-cry-sometimes-archives-vol-3-1972-1975-purple-reverie-coloured-vinyl","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}