Del Jones' Postive Vibes - Court Is Closed [Deluxe Now-Again Reserve Edition] (2023)
Artist: Del Jones' Postive Vibes, Del Jones
Title: Court Is Closed [Deluxe Now-Again Reserve Edition]
Year Of Release: 1974 / 2023
Label: Now Again Records
Genre: Funk, Soul, Jazz, Psychedelic
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / MP3
Total Time: 1:48:19
Total Size: 604 / 254 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Court Is Closed [Deluxe Now-Again Reserve Edition]
Year Of Release: 1974 / 2023
Label: Now Again Records
Genre: Funk, Soul, Jazz, Psychedelic
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / MP3
Total Time: 1:48:19
Total Size: 604 / 254 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
1. Court Is Closed (08:48)
2. Inside Black America (04:23)
3. Times Are Hard, Friends Are Few (05:12)
4. Prelude Ta Hell (01:49)
5. Needle N' Spoon (02:04)
6. Vibe-ing Theme (04:40)
7. Prelude Ta Hell (Positive Vibes version) (02:09)
8. Needle 'N Spoon (Positive Vibes version) (02:04)
9. Cold Turkey (09:44)
10. Soul Of Black Folks (03:11)
11. Court Is Closed (Positive Vibes version) (09:12)
12. Inside Black America (Positive Vibes version) (04:24)
13. Times Are Hard, Friends Are Few (Positive Vibes version) (05:15)
14. Mellow Vibes (03:59)
15. The Last Letter (03:58)
16. Afro-Funky-Isms (03:17)
17. Big Feet (Philly Raggae) (02:36)
18. Synthetic Me (part 1 & 2) (03:55)
19. Brother Where Are You? (02:50)
20. Court Is Closed (demo version) (07:22)
21. Attica (11:40)
22. Flute Jams (01:08)
23. Positive Vibes (04:30)
Underground Philadelphia’s response to Amiri Baraka’s and Gil Scott-Heron’s indictments of the Black American experience: poet, proto-rapper and catalyst Del Jones’ call to action not just for his city, but for the nation.
Equal parts psychedelic rock and deep funk, the rarely heard 'Court Is Closed' saw only the scantest of issues before Jones overdubbed horns on the album, remixed and augmented it with additional music, and issued it as the better-known 'Positive Vibes'.
Jones’ story, and that of his family, is like his music: a loud, vital voice long silenced. Understanding it now is not just a visceral musical experience, but an essential dissection of racism and classism in America.
Equal parts psychedelic rock and deep funk, the rarely heard 'Court Is Closed' saw only the scantest of issues before Jones overdubbed horns on the album, remixed and augmented it with additional music, and issued it as the better-known 'Positive Vibes'.
Jones’ story, and that of his family, is like his music: a loud, vital voice long silenced. Understanding it now is not just a visceral musical experience, but an essential dissection of racism and classism in America.
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