{"product_id":"black-sabbath-technical-ecstasy","title":"Black Sabbath - Technical Ecstasy [180g Vinyl LP]","description":"\u003c!--StartFragment--\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBlack Sabbath - Technical Ecstasy [180g Vinyl LP]\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e LP, Vinyl, Album, Reissue, 180g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e BMGRM059LP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5414939920844\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rock \/ Heavy Metal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e BMG \/ Sanctuary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginally Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 25 September 1976\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThis Edition Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13 July 2015 (BMG \/ Sanctuary Reissue)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePressing:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180g vinyl LP, pressed at GZ Media\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New \u0026amp; Sealed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTechnical Ecstasy\u003c\/em\u003e 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, \u003cem\u003eTechnical Ecstasy\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album opens with \u003cstrong\u003eBack Street Kids\u003c\/strong\u003e, a driving rocker that sits firmly in classic Sabbath territory, and \u003cstrong\u003eYou Won't Change Me\u003c\/strong\u003e delivers one of Tony Iommi's most emotive guitar solos. \u003cstrong\u003eIt's Alright\u003c\/strong\u003e is notable as the only Black Sabbath track to feature drummer Bill Ward on lead vocals, a surprisingly tender ballad. \u003cstrong\u003eDirty Women\u003c\/strong\u003e closes the album with a slow-burning, seven-minute piece that ranks among the band's heaviest later-era tracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile \u003cem\u003eTechnical Ecstasy\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBack Street Kids\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou Won't Change Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt's Alright\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGypsy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll Moving Parts (Stand Still)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRock 'n' Roll Doctor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe's Gone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirty Women\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCredits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOzzy Osbourne - Vocals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTony Iommi - Guitar, Synthesizer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeezer Butler - Bass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBill Ward - Drums, Vocals (It's Alright)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTony Iommi - Producer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRobin Black - Engineer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecorded at Criteria Studios, Miami, 1976\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!--EndFragment--\u003e","brand":"BMG \/ Sanctuary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57848665276803,"sku":"BMGRM059LP","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0932\/9757\/4275\/files\/Black_Sabbath_-_Technical_Ecstasy_180g_Vinyl_LP.webp?v=1776785447","url":"https:\/\/vikingrecords.co.uk\/products\/black-sabbath-technical-ecstasy","provider":"Viking Records Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}