{"id":16264,"date":"2021-08-06T05:00:47","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T05:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=16264"},"modified":"2021-08-05T17:14:59","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T17:14:59","slug":"black-sabbath-technical-ecstasy-deluxe-edition-available-october-1st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=16264","title":{"rendered":"BLACK SABBATH &#8211; TECHNICAL ECSTASY DELUXE EDITION AVAILABLE OCTOBER 1ST  \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"yiv8623631912MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><b>BLACK SABBATH<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8623631912MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><b>TECHNICAL ECSTASY DELUXE EDITION AVAILABLE OCTOBER 1ST<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8623631912MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8623631912MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><b>4-CD And 5-LP Versions Of Black Sabbath\u2019s Seventh Studio Album Features The Original Album Newly Remastered,<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8623631912MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><b>A Brand New Mix Of The Album By Steven Wilson,<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8623631912MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><b>Plus Previously Unreleased Outtakes, Alternative Mixes, And Live Tracks<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8623631912MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8623631912MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><b>Pre-order HERE:\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblacksabbathband.lnk.to%2FtechnicalecstasydlxPR&amp;data=04%7C01%7C%7C86ec117d07b64c1b771108d9572056ae%7C1ca8bd943c974fc68955bad266b43f0b%7C0%7C0%7C637636618702217901%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=oC2iwAowvfaiQlJIVzl9n%2BJydseqBMH0vAnPEkiWa8k%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/84774-0fb3ab5ad8de43fd70c456e6630d6af2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16265 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/84774-0fb3ab5ad8de43fd70c456e6630d6af2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4130\" height=\"4130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/84774-0fb3ab5ad8de43fd70c456e6630d6af2.jpg 4130w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/84774-0fb3ab5ad8de43fd70c456e6630d6af2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/84774-0fb3ab5ad8de43fd70c456e6630d6af2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/84774-0fb3ab5ad8de43fd70c456e6630d6af2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/84774-0fb3ab5ad8de43fd70c456e6630d6af2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/84774-0fb3ab5ad8de43fd70c456e6630d6af2-1140x1140.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/84774-0fb3ab5ad8de43fd70c456e6630d6af2-65x65.jpg 65w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4130px) 100vw, 4130px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8623631912MsoNormal\">Black Sabbath embraced change in 1976 when the heavy metal innovators started managing themselves and began exploring different sounds on the band\u2019s seventh studio album, &#8216;<i>Technical Ecstasy&#8217;<\/i>. The record reached #13 in the U.K. and was certified gold in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8623631912MsoNormal\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/6164APYr3GL._AC_SL1500_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16268 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/6164APYr3GL._AC_SL1500_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/6164APYr3GL._AC_SL1500_.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/6164APYr3GL._AC_SL1500_-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/6164APYr3GL._AC_SL1500_-768x332.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/6164APYr3GL._AC_SL1500_-1024x442.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/6164APYr3GL._AC_SL1500_-1140x492.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a>BMG honors 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. TECHNICAL ECSTASY: SUPER DELUXE EDITION will be available on October 1st as a 4-CD set and 5-LP set on 180-gram black vinyl. Both the 4-CD and 5-LP versions are available for pre-order now:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblacksabbathband.lnk.to%2FtechnicalecstasydlxPR&amp;data=04%7C01%7C%7C86ec117d07b64c1b771108d9572056ae%7C1ca8bd943c974fc68955bad266b43f0b%7C0%7C0%7C637636618702217901%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=oC2iwAowvfaiQlJIVzl9n%2BJydseqBMH0vAnPEkiWa8k%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Here<\/a>\u00a0. \u00a0The remastered studio album will be available the same day on digital download and streaming services. The newly remastered version of \u201cBack Street Kids\u201d is available today digitally. Click to listen now:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblacksabbathband.lnk.to%2FtechnicalecstasydlxPR&amp;data=04%7C01%7C%7C86ec117d07b64c1b771108d9572056ae%7C1ca8bd943c974fc68955bad266b43f0b%7C0%7C0%7C637636618702217901%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=oC2iwAowvfaiQlJIVzl9n%2BJydseqBMH0vAnPEkiWa8k%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8623631912MsoNormal\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/71JVEi139GL._AC_SL1500_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-16266 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/71JVEi139GL._AC_SL1500_-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/71JVEi139GL._AC_SL1500_-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/71JVEi139GL._AC_SL1500_-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/71JVEi139GL._AC_SL1500_-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/71JVEi139GL._AC_SL1500_-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/71JVEi139GL._AC_SL1500_-1140x1140.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/71JVEi139GL._AC_SL1500_-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/71JVEi139GL._AC_SL1500_.jpg 1407w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>In the summer of 1976, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward headed to Miami to record\u00a0<i>Technical Ecstasy<\/i>\u00a0at the famed Criteria Studios. The band was coming off a world tour for their previous album,\u00a0<i>Sabotage<\/i>, that had found their live performances evolving to include keyboards and synthesizers. These newly incorporated instruments and sounds were then introduced into the recording process on\u00a0<i>Technical Ecstasy<\/i>.\u00a0 The new songs encompassed a wide range of styles from the hard charging \u201cBack Street Kids\u201d and ballad \u201cIt\u2019s Alright,\u201d to the funky \u201cAll Moving Parts (Stand Still)\u201d and progressive \u201cGypsy.\u201d The album also featured the single \u201cIt\u2019s Alright,\u201d which was the first Sabbath song to feature lead vocals by Ward. 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\u00a0Wilson using the original analog tapes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8623631912MsoNormal\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/71-RM2GGwnL._AC_SL1200_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-16267 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/71-RM2GGwnL._AC_SL1200_-264x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/71-RM2GGwnL._AC_SL1200_-264x300.jpg 264w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/71-RM2GGwnL._AC_SL1200_-768x874.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/71-RM2GGwnL._AC_SL1200_-900x1024.jpg 900w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/71-RM2GGwnL._AC_SL1200_.jpg 1030w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\" \/><\/a>TECHNICAL ECSTASY: SUPER DELUXE EDITION comes with eight previously unreleased outtakes and alternative mixes. Among those are different mixes of \u201cYou Won\u2019t Change Me\u201d and \u201cRock \u2019n\u2019 Roll Doctor,\u201d as well as both outtake and instrumental versions for \u201cShe\u2019s Gone.\u201d The collection concludes with 10 previously unreleased live tracks recorded during the 1976-77 Technical Ecstasy World Tour. The songs touch on different eras of the band\u2019s history with early tracks like \u201cBlack Sabbath\u201d and \u201cWar Pigs\u201d alongside new songs \u201cGypsy\u201d and \u201cDirty Women.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8623631912MsoNormal\">The collection comes with an extensive booklet featuring artwork, liner notes, rare memorabilia and photos from the era, plus a\u00a0replica of the 1976-77 world tour concert book and a large colour\u00a0poster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv8623631912MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BLACK SABBATH TECHNICAL ECSTASY DELUXE EDITION AVAILABLE OCTOBER 1ST \u00a0 4-CD And 5-LP Versions Of Black Sabbath\u2019s Seventh Studio Album Features The Original Album Newly Remastered, A Brand New Mix Of The Album By Steven Wilson, Plus Previously Unreleased Outtakes, Alternative Mixes, And Live Tracks \u00a0 Pre-order HERE:\u00a0Here Black Sabbath embraced change in 1976 when [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16267,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[1140,6606,7012],"class_list":["post-16264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-black-sabbath","tag-digital-rebel-pr","tag-technical-ecstasy","post_format-post-format-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16264"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16264\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16270,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16264\/revisions\/16270"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}