Album
Technical Ecstasy
1976 · Rock
48 collectors on Gatefold own this
Technical Ecstasy is a Metal album by Black Sabbath, originally released in 1976. On Gatefold: 242 pressings tracked, owned by 48 collectors.
About
Unlike their previous album—<i>Sabotage</i>, which was packed with songs that lived up to Black Sabbath’s horror-movie name and origin—<i>Technical Ecstasy</i> softened the band’s sound considerably. Keyboards and synthesizers were brought prominently up in the mix, and the songs sounded closer to mainstream hard rock than the trademark Sabbath sound. Sections of “You Won’t Change Me” feature guitar riffs in sync with the band’s "dark" image, but most of the album is unlike anything the band had previously tried. Perhaps it was partly due to recording in beautiful Miami—but from the sweet, shuffling ballad “It’s Alright” (featuring drummer Bill Ward on lead vocals) to the upbeat rhythmic churning of “Back Street Kids” and the AOR guitar-keys mix of “Gypsy” and “Rock ’n’ Roll Doctor” (highlighting the inclusion of touring keyboardist Gerald Woodruffe), <i>Technical Ecstasy</i> is a sign of the times. Heavy metal and its audience’s taste were changing. The aforementioned songs all <i>rock</i>; they're just not what anyone expected from Black Sabbath.
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Tracklist
- 1Back Street Kids3:46
- 2You Won't Change Me6:38
- 3It's Alright3:59
- 4Gypsy5:08
- 5All Moving Parts (Stand Still)4:58
- 6Rock 'N' Roll Doctor3:26
- 7She's Gone4:51
- 8Dirty Women7:06
Sound DNA
- Metal
- Heavy Metal
- heavy
- brooding
- occult
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Loose lyric sheet (in red and black) in album which also has cat no 9102 750 printed on it (see images).
The catalog no on the sleeve is 9102 750 BE, but on the records labels it is 9102 750 only.
Runouts have "DAVE'S IBC" etched on both sides, indicating a different cut than the otherwise similar Technical Ecstasy (UK 1976) (opens in a new tab)
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Bill WardDRUMS DRUMS, WRITTEN BY, ARRANGED BY WRITTEN-BY, PERFORMER
- Geezer ButlerBASS BASS GUITAR BASS GUITAR, WRITTEN BY, ARRANGED BY
- Gerald WoodruffeARRANGED BY , KEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS , ARRANGED BY
- Mike LewisARRANGED BY , CONDUCTOR CONDUCTOR ARRANGED BY, CONDUCTOR
- Ozzy OsbourneVOCALS VOCALS, WRITTEN BY, ARRANGED BY WRITTEN-BY, PERFORMER
- Tony IommiGUITAR LEAD GUITAR LEAD GUITAR, WRITTEN BY, ARRANGED BY
48 collectors on Gatefold own this · 242 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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