Other tracks were funky ("All Moving Parts (Stand Still))" and driving ("Back Street Kids") the album-closing "Dirty Women" - reportedly inspired by the prostitutes Butler had spotted around Miami - became a fan favorite. Drummer Ward sang the melodic ballad "It's Alright," his first time on lead vocals. Osbourne later noted that Iommi was chasing the modern sounds of Foreigner or Queen but the result was pure Sabbath, if in eclectic mode. At Criteria, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward would experiment there with keyboards and synthesizers the sound they created would depart even further from their original metal darkness. Sabbath's seventh album, the Gold-certified Technical Ecstasy will arrive on October 1 in 4CD and 5LP box set editions featuring the remastered original album, a brand-new Steven Wilson remix, and over 90 minutes of previously unheard bonus material.īlack Sabbath chose Miami's famed Criteria Studios (The Allman Brothers Band, The Bee Gees, Eagles) as the recording studio for Technical Ecstasy. Now, Rhino is turning its attention to the band's 1976 album Technical Ecstasy. 4, Sabotage, Heaven and Hell, and Mob Rules have all been reissued and expanded.
BLACK SABBATH TECHNICAL ECSTASY PLUS
The collection comes with an extensive booklet featuring artwork, liner notes, rare memorabilia and photos from the era, plus a replica of the 1976-77 world tour concert book and a large color poster.2021 has been a good year for fans of Black Sabbath: the band's Vol. The songs touch on different eras of the band's history with early tracks like "Black Sabbath" and "War Pigs" alongside new songs "Gypsy" and "Dirty Women." Among those are different mixes of "You Won't Change Me" and "Rock 'n' Roll Doctor," as well as both outtake and instrumental versions for "She's Gone." The collection concludes with 10 previously unreleased live tracks recorded during the 1976-77 Technical Ecstasy World Tour. Technical Ecstasy: Super Deluxe Edition comes with eight previously unreleased outtakes and alternative mixes. The Deluxe Edition presents a newly remastered version of the eight-track album, along with an entirely new mix of the album created by Steven Wilson using the original analog tapes. The new songs encompassed a wide range of styles from the hard charging "Back Street Kids" and ballad "It's Alright," to the funky "All Moving Parts (Stand Still)" and progressive "Gypsy." The album also featured the single "It's Alright," which was the first Sabbath song to feature lead vocals by Ward.
These newly incorporated instruments and sounds were then introduced into the recording process on Technical Ecstasy. The band was coming off a world tour for their previous album, Sabotage, that had found their live performances evolving to include keyboards and synthesizers. In the summer of 1976, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward headed to Miami to record Technical Ecstasy at the famed Criteria Studios. Technical Ecstasy: Super Deluxe Edition will be available on October 1st as a 5LP set on 180-gram black vinyl. Rhino is honoring this daring album with a collection that includes a newly remastered version of the original, a brand-new mix by Steven Wilson, plus more than 90 minutes of previously unreleased outtakes, alternative mixes and live tracks. Black Sabbath embraced change in 1976 when the heavy metal innovators started managing themselves and began exploring different sounds on the band's seventh studio album, Technical Ecstasy.