The 1996 DEP Sessions
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The 1996 DEP Sessions is a Tony Iommi
album released in 2004. Material for this album was originally recorded in 1996, and was circulated among fans as a bootleg recording
dubbed Eighth Star. Dave Holland's drum tracks were re-recorded by Jimmy Copley eight years later as Tony Iommi did not want the album to be associated with a sex offender.
Tony Iommi
Anthony Frank "Tony" Iommi is an English guitarist and songwriter best known as the founding member of pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and its sole continual member through multiple personnel changes.Iommi is widely recognised as one of the most important and influential guitarists in...
album released in 2004. Material for this album was originally recorded in 1996, and was circulated among fans as a bootleg recording
Bootleg recording
A bootleg recording is an audio or video recording of a performance that was not officially released by the artist or under other legal authority. The process of making and distributing such recordings is known as bootlegging...
dubbed Eighth Star. Dave Holland's drum tracks were re-recorded by Jimmy Copley eight years later as Tony Iommi did not want the album to be associated with a sex offender.
Track listing
- "Gone" 4:29
- "From Another World" 5:55
- "Don't You Tell Me" 4:14
- "Don't Drag the River" 4:34
- "Fine" 5:05
- "Time is the Healer" 4:16
- "I'm Not the Same Man" 4:20
- "It Falls Through Me" 4:46
Personnel
- Tony IommiTony IommiAnthony Frank "Tony" Iommi is an English guitarist and songwriter best known as the founding member of pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and its sole continual member through multiple personnel changes.Iommi is widely recognised as one of the most important and influential guitarists in...
- guitar - Glenn Hughes - vocals, bass
- Don AireyDon AireyDonald Airey has been the keyboardist in the rock band Deep Purple since 2002, succeeding Jon Lord...
– keyboard - Geoff NichollsGeoff NichollsGeoff Nicholls is a musician and keyboardist, who is best known as the longtime sideman for the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. Nicholls also played in the NWOBHM band Quartz before joining Black Sabbath...
- keyboards - Mike Exeter - keyboards
- Jimmy CopleyJimmy CopleyJimmy Copley, sometimes credited as Jim Copley is an English rock drummer who has worked with Jeff Beck, Graham Parker, Paul Young, Roger Glover, Magnum, Ian Gillan and Glenn Hughes of Deep Purple, Go West, Killing Joke, Tears for Fears, Seal, Tony Iommi and Paul Rodgers.Born James Copley in...
- re-recorded drums - Dave HollandDave Holland (drummer)Dave Holland is an English rock drummer, best remembered from his stint with Judas Priest between 1979 and 1989. He served time in prison for attempted rape of a 17-year-old boy...
- original drums