The 1996 DEP Sessions | |||||
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Studio album by Tony Iommi with Glenn Hughes | |||||
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September 28, 2004 (U.S.) October 4, 2004 (UK) |
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Recorded | 1996 (rerecorded in 2004) | ||||
Genre | Heavy metal | ||||
Length | 37:46 | ||||
Label | Sanctuary (U.S.), Mayan (UK) | ||||
Producer | Tony Iommi | ||||
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Allmusic |
September 28, 2004 (U.S.)
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. 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.