Black Sabbath - Technical Ecstasy [180g Vinyl LP]

Black Sabbath - Technical Ecstasy [180g Vinyl LP]

Details

• Format: LP, Vinyl, Album, Reissue, 180g
• Catalogue Number: BMGRM059LP
• Barcode: 5414939920844
• Genre: Rock / Heavy Metal
• Label: BMG / Sanctuary
• Originally Released: 25 September 1976
• This Edition Released: 13 July 2015 (BMG / Sanctuary Reissue)
• Pressing: 180g vinyl LP, pressed at GZ Media
• Condition: New & Sealed

Description

Technical Ecstasy is the seventh studio album by Black Sabbath, originally released on Vertigo Records. Coming after the dark, heavy run of albums that defined the band's first six years, Technical Ecstasy found Sabbath pushing into new territory: synthesizers, more melodic songwriting and a broader sonic palette that reflected the band's desire to evolve beyond the doom-laden blueprint they had created.

The album opens with Back Street Kids, a driving rocker that sits firmly in classic Sabbath territory, and You Won't Change Me delivers one of Tony Iommi's most emotive guitar solos. It's Alright is notable as the only Black Sabbath track to feature drummer Bill Ward on lead vocals, a surprisingly tender ballad. Dirty Women closes the album with a slow-burning, seven-minute piece that ranks among the band's heaviest later-era tracks.

While Technical Ecstasy divided opinion on release, it has been reappraised over the years as an ambitious and underrated entry in the Sabbath catalogue. This BMG/Sanctuary reissue presents the album on 180g vinyl.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Back Street Kids
2. You Won't Change Me
3. It's Alright
4. Gypsy

Side B

1. All Moving Parts (Stand Still)
2. Rock 'n' Roll Doctor
3. She's Gone
4. Dirty Women

Credits

• Ozzy Osbourne - Vocals
• Tony Iommi - Guitar, Synthesizer
• Geezer Butler - Bass
• Bill Ward - Drums, Vocals (It's Alright)
• Tony Iommi - Producer
• Robin Black - Engineer
• Recorded at Criteria Studios, Miami, 1976