The 1996 DEP Sessions

The 1996 DEP Sessions
Studio album by Tony Iommi with Glenn Hughes
Released	September 28, 2004 (U.S.) October 4, 2004 (UK)
Recorded	1996 (rerecorded in 2004)
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	37:46
Label	Sanctuary (U.S.), Mayan (UK)
Producer	Tony Iommi
Tony Iommi with Glenn Hughes chronology
Seventh Star (1986) The 1996 DEP Sessions (2004) Fused (2005)
Tony Iommi chronology
Iommi (2000) The 1996 DEP Sessions (2004) Fused (2005)

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The 1996 DEP Sessions is a Tony Iommi album released in 2004.

Material for The 1996 DEP Sessions was originally recorded in 1996, and was circulated among fans as a bootleg recording dubbed Eighth Star, where two of the tracks were missing, but instead a track called "Shaking My Wings" was included, which did not feature Tony Iommi. The album title "The 1996 DEP Sessions" appears for the fact, that the tracks were recorded in the DEP International Studios in Digbeth, Birmingham. The album's drum tracks were originally performed by ex-Judas Priest drummer Dave Holland, who was convicted of attempted rape several years later.^[2] Iommi had the drum tracks re-recorded by Jimmy Copley eight years later, as he did not want the album to be associated with a sex offender.^[3]

Track listing

1. "Gone" 4:29
2. "From Another World" 5:55
3. "Don't You Tell Me" 4:14
4. "Don't Drag the River" 4:34
5. "Fine" 5:05
6. "Time is the Healer" 4:16
7. "I'm Not the Same Man" 4:20
8. "It Falls Through Me" 4:46

Personnel

• Tony Iommi - guitar
• Glenn Hughes - vocals, bass
• Don Airey – keyboard
• Geoff Nicholls - keyboards
• Mike Exeter - keyboards
• Jimmy Copley - re-recorded drums
• Dave Holland - original drums

References

1. The DEP Sessions: 1996 Tony Iommi Allmusic.com Eduardo Rivadavia
2. Former Judas Priest Drummer, Dave Holland, Convicted of Attempted Rape http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=2755
3. "BLABBERMOUTH.NET - TONY IOMMI Erases Sex Offender From 'DEP Sessions'". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Retrieved 2011-08-16.