Description
Expected 1st week of October 2021
According to Ozzy Osbourne’s recollections, Tony Iommi, who also produced the album, issued the directive “you have to sound more like Foreigner or Queen!” What gave the already bad-tempered Osbourne from then on with thoughts of leaving the band
In England the punk revolution had just broken out, as a heavy metal act they felt disoriented. In the neighbouring studio in Miami, The Eagles recorded their album “Hotel California”, but only in the use of cocaine they found a common ground. The British magazine MOJO aptly summed up the musical result: “Technical Ecstasy is the sound of Sabbath trying to make a grown-up, radio-friendly rock record and, in some parts, it works! The cover by graphic agency Hipgnosis, on the other hand, became legendary. Asked about its meaning, Osbourne says, “two robots screwing on an escalator!”
Limited edition, remastered, Steven Wilson new mix, 90 minutes of unreleased outtakes, alt mixes, live tracks from Ozzy, Tony, Geezer and Bill plus extensive book, tour programme and poster.
Tracklist:
1 Technical Ecstasy (2021 – Remaster): Back Street Kids
2 You Won’t Change Me
3 It’s Alright
4 Gypsy
5 All Moving Parts (Stand Still)
6 Rock ‘N’ Roll Doctor
7 She’s Gone
8 Dirty Women
STEVEN WILSON REMIX:
1 Back Street Kids
2 You Won’t Change Me
3 It’s Alright
4 Gypsy
5 All Moving Parts (Stand Still)
6 Rock ‘N’ Roll Doctor
7 She’s Gone
8 Dirty Women
Outtakes & Alternative Mixes:
1 Back Street Kids (Alternative Mix)
2 You Won’t Change Me (Alternative Mix)
3 Gypsy (Alternative Mix)
4 All Moving Parts (Stand Still) (Alternative Mix)
5 Rock ‘N’ Roll Doctor (Alternative Mix)
6 She’s Gone (Outtake Version)
7 Dirty Women (Alternative Mix)
8 She’s Gone (Instrumental Mix)
Live World Tour 1976-77:
1 Symptom Of The Universe
2 War Pigs
3 Gypsy
4 Black Sabbath
5 All Moving Parts (Stand Still)
1 Dirty Women
2 Drum Solo / Guitar Solo
3 Electric Funeral
4 Snowblind
5 Children Of The Grave
