Technical Ecstasy
LABEL: Warner
U.S. RELEASE: October 22, 1976
PRODUCER: Black Sabbath
PERSONNEL: Ozzy Osbourne (vocals, blues harp), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass), Bill Ward (drums, vocals), Gerald Woodroffe (keyboards)
RECORDED AND MIXED at Criteria Studios in Miami and mastered in California, this album is almost devoid of classic riffage, focusing on light, radio-friendly rock. Although it reached Number 13 in the U.K., it remained on the charts there for only six weeks before dropping off entirely — a far cry from the 42 and 27 weeks achieved by Black Sabbath and Paranoid, respectively.