12 August 2023

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## Show

Name
* The Vortex

Station
* Apple Radio

DD-MM-YYYY
* 12-08-2023

Comments
* Pete's 963rd show ~ Saturday 7pm to 10pm. *possibly the worst playout of Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel ever ~ noise gain was set wrongly at the start of the show on one deck*

## Sessions

* Dick Dale (Peel Session 12/08/95)
* Dreadzone (Glastonbury ‘94 24/06/94)

## Tracklisting

***The Vortex 12/08/23***

* Tavares - Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel (Irresistable Angel Mix) *(From the albums The Greatest Hits and Now Dance 86 - The 12" Mixes)*
* Judie Tzuke - Stay With Me Till Dawn *(From the album Welcome To The Cruise)*
* Pink Floyd - A Spanish Piece/Dramatic Theme *(From the Soundtrack From The Film “More”)*
* Spandau Ballet - Through The Barricades *(From the album Through The Barricades)*
* *WSM FM 106.5 12/08/95 Radio for Weston-super-Mare*
* Spandau Ballet - True *(From the album True)*
* Dick Dale - Fish Taco (Peel Session 12/08/95) ***In Session***
* Dreadzone - The Good, The Bad And The Dread (Glastonbury ‘94 24/06/94) ***In Session***
* Scritti Politti - 4 'A Sides’ EP  Bibbly-O-Tek/Doubt Beat/Confidence/P.A.s *(12” on Rough Trade RT 027) 1979  **I Love My Label***
* Tavares - More Than A Woman *(From the albums Future Bound and Saturday Night Fever OST) **3 In A Row***
* Tavares - Whodunit *(From the album Love Storm)* ***3 In A Row***
* Tavares - The Ghost Of Love *(From the album Future Bound)* ***3 In A Row***
* Goodies - Black Pudding Bertha (The Queen Of The Northern Soul) *(From the album The Goodies Greatest) **Northern Soul***
* AC/DC - I Put The Finger On You *(From the album For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)) **Disinterred 33⅓***
* Queen - Flash *(From the album Greatest Hits) **It’s Only Rock And Roll***
* Deep Purple - Clearly Quite Absurd (*From the album Rapture Of The Deep) **It’s Only Rock And Roll***
* Ozzy Osbourne - A.V.H. *(From the album No More Tears)* ***It’s Only Rock And Roll***
* Robert Plant - Calling To You *(From the album Fate Of Nations)* ***It’s Only Rock And Roll***
* David Bowie - Sweet Thing *(From the album Diamond Dogs)*
* T.Rex - Nameless Wildness *(From the album Zinc Alloy And The Hidden Riders Of Tomorrow)*

***Birthday Files: 12th August** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August\_12*

1492: Christopher Columbus arrived in the Canary Islands on his first voyage to the New World.

1851: Isaac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine.

1865: Joseph Lister, British surgeon and scientist, performs the 1st antiseptic surgery.

1914: World War I: The United Kingdom and the British Empire declare war on Austria-Hungary.

1953: First thermonuclear bomb test: The Soviet atomic bomb project continues with the detonation of "RDS-6s" (Joe 4) using a "layered" scheme.

1960: Echo 1A, NASA's first successful communications satellite, is launched.

1969: Violence erupts after the Apprentice Boys of Derry march in Derry, Northern Ireland, resulting in a three-day communal riot known as the Battle of the Bogside.

1977: The first free flight of the Space Shuttle Enterprise.

1990: Sue, the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton found to date, is discovered by Sue Hendrickson in South Dakota.

2000: The Russian Navy submarine Kursk explodes and sinks in the Barents Sea during a military exercise, killing her entire 118-man crew.

***Born on this day***

1945: Ron Mael, American keyboard player and songwriter with Sparks

* Sparks - The Number One Song In Heaven

1961: Roy Hay, English guitarist, keyboard player, and composer with Culture Club

* Culture Club - It’s A Miracle
* Cliff Richard & The Shadows - Twenty Flight Rock *(From the album Cliff Sings) **The Jean Genie***

**All Time Top 10 Ska & 2 Tone Singles**

* **10**The Special AKA - Nelson Mandela
* **9**  Madness - Night Boat To Cairo
* **8**  Bad Manners - Lip Up Fatty
* **7**  The Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom
* **6**  The Bodysnatchers - Let’s Do Rock Steady
* **5**  The Special AKA - Too Much Too Young
* **4**  The Beat - Tears Of A Clown
* **3**  The Selecter - On My Radio
* **2**  Madness - The Prince
* **1**  The Special AKA - Gangsters
* Stereophonics - The Bartender And The Thief *(From the album Hits 99)* ***Compilation Corner***
* Dick Dale - Peter Gunn (Peel Session 12/08/95) ***In Session***

**MRIB Indie Chart w/e 13th August 1983**

* **10** Birthday Party - Birthday Party EP: Release The Bats
* **9** New Order - Blue Monday (12”)
* **8** *Fall - The Man Whose Head Expanded*
* **7** *T.Rex - Think Zinc*
* **6** *Crass - Sheep Farming In The Falklands*
* **5** Adverts - Gary Gilmore’s Eyes
* **4** Tom Robinson - War Baby
* **3** *Death Cult - Brothers Grimm*
* **2** *Crass - Who Dunnit ? (Explicit)*
* **1** Depeche Mode - Everything Counts
* Cellar Door - 02 Hey Ho/Sweet Home Alabama/Hurts So Good/Take It Easy/Galway Girl (Red Sails 2019 26/07/19) ***Undercover Of The Night***

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**Available**

* https://soundcloud.com/pete-seaton/the-vortex-210-120823-complete