9 December 2023

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## Show

Name
* The Vortex

Station
* Apple Radio

DD-MM-YYYY
* 09-12-2023

Comments
* Pete's 1033rd show ~ Saturday 7pm to 10pm. Extended to 11.20pm

## Sessions

* Theatre Of Hate (Peel Session 09/12/80)

## Tracklisting

***The Vortex 09/12/23***

* Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark *(From the album Fear Of The Dark)*
* Cellar Door - Enter Sandman (Portrush Yacht Club 05/01/19)
* Megadeth - Symphony Of Destruction *(From the album Countdown To Extinction)*
* Horslips - Trouble (With A Capital T) *(From the album The Book Of Invasions)*
* Jethro Tull - Ring Out Solstice Bells *(From the album Songs From The Wood)*
* Pink Floyd - Wot's Uh The Deal *(From the album Obscured By Clouds)*
* Theatre Of Hate - The Wake (Peel Session 09/12/80) ***In Session***
* Young Marble Giants - Final Day / Radio Silents / Cakewalking (7” on Rough Trade RT 043)
* Released June 1980 (and not October as it says in some guides) reached No.7 June 1980 in the indie charts  ***I Love My Label***
* Pete Seaton - Excerpt From That Girl (28/01/20)
* Agnetha Fältskog - Kungens Vaktparad *(Single from the album När En Vacker Tanke Blir En Sång) **Abba D'Abba Doo***
* Agnetha Fältskog - Jag Vill Att Du Skall Bli Lycklig *(Single from the album När En Vacker Tanke Blir En Sång) **Abba D'Abba Doo***
* Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name *(From the album The Number Of The Beast) **3 In A Row***
* Iron Maiden - Tailgunner *(From the album No Prayer For The Dying) **3 In A Row***
* Iron Maiden - Rime Of The Ancient Mariner *(From the album Powerslave) **3 In A Row***
* The Flamingos - The Boogaloo Party *(From the album Their Hits . . . Then And Now)* ***Northern Soul***
* AC/DC - Hell Or High Water *(From the album Fly On The Wall) **Disinterred 33⅓***
* Queen - It’s A Hard Life *(From the album The Works) **It’s Only Rock And Roll***
* Deep Purp!e - Time For Bedlam (*From the album Infinite) **It’s Only Rock And Roll***
* Ozzy Osbourne - That I Never Had *(From the album Down To Earth)* ***It’s Only Rock And Roll***
* Jimmy Page & Robert Plant - City Don’t Cry *(From the album No Quarter)* ***It’s Only Rock And Roll***
* David Bowie - Fame *(From the album Young Americans)*
* Marc Bolan - Hippy Gumbo *(From the album The Beginning Of Doves)*
* Theatre Of Hate - Rebel WIthout A Brain (Peel Session 09/12/80 ~ from the 07/01/81 Rpt) ***In Session***

***Birthday Files: 9th December** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December\_9*

1688: Glorious Revolution: Williamite forces defeat Jacobites at Battle of Reading, forcing James II to flee England. (Date is Old Style; the date in the New Style modern calendar is 19 December.)

1822: French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel, in a memoir read to the Academy of Sciences, coins the terms linear polarization, circular polarization, and elliptical polarization, and reports a direct refraction experiment verifying his theory that optical rotation is a form of birefringence.

1868: The first traffic lights are installed, outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps.

1946: The subsequent Nuremberg trials begin with the Doctors' Trial, prosecuting physicians and officers alleged to be involved in Nazi human experimentation and mass murder under the guise of euthanasia.

1960: The first episode of Coronation Street, the world's longest-running television soap opera, is broadcast in the United Kingdom.

1980: (UK Time 5.15am) John Lennon died, when his life was senselessly taken from him by crazed fan Mark Chapman

* John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over

2013: The best band Cellar Door was formed  by Gary Anderson & Kyle Shirlow, the flame haired adonis Barry McNichol arrived a little later

***Born on this day***

1934: Junior Wells, American blues singer-songwriter and harmonica player

* Junior Wells - Messin’ With The Kid

1944: Neil Innes, English singer-songwriter with The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band

* Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - Canyons Of Your Mind

1950: Joan Armatrading, Kittian-English singer-songwriter and guitarist

* Joan Armatrading - Drop The Pilot
* Cliff Richard & The Shadows - Choppin' 'N' Changin' (Stereo) *(From the album Me And My Shadows) **The Jean Genie***
* Theatre Of Hate - It's My Own Invention (Peel Session 09/12/80)***In Session***

**Top 10 Albums w/e 9th December 2006**

* **10** Jamiroquai - High Times:The Singles 1992-2006: Emergency On Planet Earth
* **9**  Fron Male Voice Choir - Voices Of The Valley: Men Of Harlech
* **8** George Michael - Twenty Five: John And Elvis Are Dead
* **7** Girls Aloud - The Sound Of:The Greatest Hits: Love Machine
* **6**  Beatles - Love: While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Love Version)
* **5**  U2 - U218 Singles: Window In The Skies
* **4**  Il Divo - Siempre: Por Ti Seré
* **3**  Westlife - The Love Album: The Dance
* **2**  Oasis - Stop The Clocks: Half The World Away
* **1** Take That - Beautiful World: Ain’t No Sense In Love
* Holly Valance - Kiss Kiss *(From the album Hits 53) **Compilation Corner***
* *In memory of Holly Blaenystruth Binx     (RIP)  xxxx 1st May 2001 - 29th November 2013 never forget you my GSD who loved the kiss kiss bit of this record xx RIP bubz*
* Theatre Of Hate - 63 (Peel Session 09/12/80) ***In Session***
* New Year's Eve with Russ & Dazz & Pete on Apple Radio 01/01/22
* Undertones - Teenage Kicks

**Extended Play**

**MRIB Indie Chart w/e 10th December 1983**

* **10** New Order - Blue Monday (12”)
* **9** Red Guitars - Fact
* **8** This Mortal Coil - Song To The Siren
* **7** Tom Robinson - Listen To The Radio : Atmospherics
* **6** Conflict - The Serenade Is Dead EP: The Positive Junk/The System Maintains
* **5** Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
* **4** Birthday Party - Mutiny 1983 EP: Mutiny In Heaven
* **3** Cocteau Twins - Sunburst And Snowblind EP: From The Flagstones
* **2** Smiths - This Charming Man
* **1** Assembly - Never Never
* Cellar Door - Rocking All Over The World/Merry Xmas Everybody/Sex On Fire/Whole Lotta Rosie (Anchor Bar, Portstewart 04/12/21) ***Undercover Of The Night***

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**Available**

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