Technical Ecstasy by Black Sabbath, limited edition, remastered, new mix, 90 mins of unreleased outtakes, alt mixes, live tracks from Ozzy, Tony, Geezer and Bill.

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. 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. These newly incorporated instruments and sounds were then introduced into the recording process on Technical Ecstasy. The new songs encompassed a wide range of styles from the hard charging “Back Street Kids” and single ballad “It’s Alright,” to the funky “All Moving Parts (Stand Still)” and progressive rock “Gypsy.” 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 analogue tapes.

With eight previously unreleased outtakes and alternative mixes. 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 World Tour. The songs touch on different eras of the band’s history with early tracks like “Black Sabbath”, “War Pigs” (from Paranoid), “Symptom Of The Universe”, “Snowblind” and “Children Of The Grave” alongside new songs “Gypsy” and “Dirty Women.”

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. BMG honours 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.

CD 1
1. Back Street Kids (2021 – Remaster)
2. You Won’t Change Me (2021 – Remaster)
3. It’s Alright (2021 – Remaster)
4. Gypsy (2021 – Remaster)
5. All Moving Parts (Stand Still) (2021 – Remaster)
6. Rock ‘N’ Roll Doctor (2021 – Remaster)
7. She’s Gone (2021 – Remaster)
8. Dirty Women (2021 – Remaster)

CD 2
1. Back Street Kids (Steven Wilson Mix)
2. You Won’t Change Me (Steven Wilson Mix)
3. It’s Alright (Mono Version)
4. Gypsy (Steven Wilson Mix)
5. All Moving Parts (Stand Still) (Steven Wilson Mix)
6. Rock ‘N’ Roll Doctor (Steven Wilson Mix)
7. She’s Gone (Steven Wilson Mix)
8. Dirty Women (Steven Wilson Mix)

CD 3
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 Version)
8. She’s Gone (Instrumental Mix)

CD 4
1. Symptom of the Universe (Live World Tour 1976-77)
2. War Pigs (Live World Tour 1976-77)
3. Gypsy (Live World Tour 1976-77)
4. Black Sabbath (Live World Tour 1976-77)
5. All Moving Parts (Stand Still) (Live World Tour 1976-77)
6. Dirty Women (Live World Tour 1976-77)
7. Drum Solo & Guitar Solo (Live World Tour 1976-77)
8. Electric Funeral (Live World Tour 1976-77)
9. Snowblind (Live World Tour 1976-77)
10. Children of the Grave (Live World Tour 1976-77)