8 April 2023

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## Show

Name
* The Vortex

Station
* Apple Radio

DD-MM-YYYY
* 08-04-2023

Comments
* Pete's 871st show ~ Saturday 7pm to 10pm,

## Tracklisting

***The Vortex 08/04/23***

* Murray Head - Superstar *(From the album Jesus Christ Superstar)*
* Cliff Richard - When You Are There *(From the album Lost & Found)*
* Agnetha Fältskog - Vart Ska Min Kärlek Föra (I Don’t Know How To Love Him)*(From the album Agnetha Fältskogs Bästa)*
* Dubliners - Lord Of The Dance *(From the album 40 Years)*
* Pink Floyd - Sysyphus (Part 1 to 4) *(From the album Ummagumma)*
* Stranglers - Somethin' Better Change (Peel Session 07/03/77) ***In Session***
* AC/DC - Live Wire (Easter Rock Festival Offenbach, 07/04/77) *(From the EP Easter Rock Offenbach '77) **Disinterred 33⅓***
* The Darkness - Easter Is Cancelled *(From the album Easter Is Cancelled) **It’s Only Rock And Roll***
* Cliff Richard - Jesus *(From the album The Best of Cliff Vol 2)*    ***3 In A Row***
* Cliff Richard - All Glory, Laud And Honour *(From the album Good News)* ***3 In A Row***
* Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk Anymore (Harding & Curnow Remix) ***3 In A Row***
* Stranglers - Hangin' Around (Peel Session 07/03/77) ***In Session***
* David Bowie - Lady Grinning Soul *(From the album Aladdin Sane)*
* T.Rex - Shock Rock *(From the album Tanx)*

***Birthday Files: 8th April** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April\_8*

217: Roman emperor Caracalla is assassinated and is succeeded by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus.

1866: Austro-Prussian War: Italy and Prussia sign a secret alliance against the Austrian Empire.

1908: H. H. Asquith of the Liberal Party takes office as Prime Minister

7th & 8th April 1941(Sunday to Monday night): The German bombing of Belfast. It was an intense bombing that night. The bombs fell, the landmines, fell on the docks. And they set the timber yard on fire. Of course, Belfast was lit up. Some were told that those who could travel during the day should do so, Belfast suffered from bombing not so much that first night. It is said afterwards that there was some ships, destroyers or something, in Belfast harbour, they were after them.

1959: A team of computer manufacturers, users, and university people led by Grace Hopper meets to discuss the creation of a new programming language that would be called COBOL.

1972: Curved Air play The Winter Gardens Weston-super-Mare

1978: I took part in a Sponsored walk in Ellenborough Park, Weston

1988: I bought my first ever CD player. in Dixons on the high street and it cost me £150

1993: The Republic of North Macedonia joins the United Nations. and the The Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on mission STS-56.

2005: A solar eclipse occurs, visible over areas of the Pacific Ocean and Latin American countries such as Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela.

2008: The construction of the world's first skyscraper to integrate wind turbines is completed in Bahrain.

2010: U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sign the New START Treaty.

***Born on this day***

1947: Steve Howe, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer and member of Yes

* Yes - Yours Is No Disgrace *(From the album The Yes Album)*

1963: Julian Lennon, English singer-songwriter

* Julian Lennon - Saltwater
* Cliff Richard & The Drifters - Don’t Bug Me Baby *(From the album Cliff) **The Jean Genie***

**Top 10 Albums  w/e 12th April 1963**

* **10** Various - South Pacific OST: Muriel Smith - Happy Talk
* **9**  Shadows - Out Of The Shadows: The Rumble
* **8**  Frank Ifield - I’ll Remember You: (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle
* **7**  Various - West Side Story OST: Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, The Sharks & Girls - America
* **6**  Frank Sinatra & Count Basie - Sinatra-Basie: I Only Have Eyes For You
* **5**  Elvis Presley - Girls! Girls! Girls!:   Girls! Girls! Girls!
* **4**  Various Artists - All Star Festival: Mahalia Jackson - Nobody But You, Lord
* **3**  Beatles - Please Please Me: Baby It’s You
* **2** Buddy Holly - Reminiscing: Bo Diddley
* **1** Cliff Richard & The Shadows - Summer Holiday: Bachelor Boy

**MRIB Indie Chart w/e 9th April 1983**

* **10** Wall Of Voodoo - Mexican Radio
* **9** Alternative - In Nomine Patri EP: Who’s Sussed
* **8** Mezzoforte - Garden party
* **7** Chameleons - As High As You Can Go
* **6** Southern Death Cult - Moya/Fat man
* **5** Sisters Of Mercy - Anaconda
* **4** Blood & Roses - Love Under Will
* **3** Shriekback - Lined up
* **2** Danse Society - Somewhere/Hide
* **1** New Order - Blue Monday (12”)
* Seamus Kennedy - The Garden Song/Lord Of The Dance
* Cellar Door - Johnny B Goode/Proud Mary/Enter Sandman (Portrush Yacht Club 05/01/19) ***Undercover Of The Night***

*File Ends*

**Available**

* https://soundcloud.com/pete-seaton/the-vortex-192-080423-easter-special-complete
* https://www.mixcloud.com/AppleRadio/the-vortex-easter-special-08042023-presented-by-irish-pete/