Court is Closed, equal parts psychedelic rock and
deep funk, had a limited release of 500 copies and
was rarely heard before Jones overdubbed horns
on the album, remixed and augmented it with
additional music, and issued it as the bet-
ter-known Positive Vibes. Here we present both
versions of the album on the 23rd release
in the deluxe Now-Again Reserve Edition series.
Jones’ story, and that of his family, is like his
music: a loud, vital voice long silenced. Under-
standing it now is not just a visceral musical
experience, but an essential dissection of racism
and classism in America.