Top Rank Suite

[teenyweeny]

I used to go on a saturday morning around 74 and also on a tuesday night,happy memories.

[doyle]

Lots about night life in 70's lately - but I don't think anyone

mentioned the Top Rank Suite.

That was something when it opened 1968 ??

The tickets for Christmas Eve and New Year were like gold.

A few artists appeared there also - I remember going to

see the Small Faces perform - fantastic night.

 

Any more memories of the "Rank" anyone.

 

I also frequented the top rank on Saturday nights and also saw small faces there. I absolutely loved it, couldnt wait for Saturday nights to come round.

[beanie66]

HI, I used to work at the Top Rank from june 1979 to august 1985 lots of good bands, good events, 20 or 30 dinner dances every year and lots of friends," punters" and staff ! The place held 2500 people, I hear the place is to be knocked down soon, Very sad !!!

 

I used to work there 1984-5 behind bar.. loved it..

[roxychick]

Happy memories

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[LA Blade]

"Does anyone remember this - the skinhead haircut was just coming in at the time. The DJ had a hair-dresser on hand and he offered £5 to anyone with a full head of hair to come up on stage and have a full blown skinhead - number 1 - all off - in front of the crowd. There were no takers. He repeated this the following week saying that if there were no takers next week he would have it done himself.

Next week the hair-dresser was there ready and the DJ upped the offer to £10. Still no takers. So he sat in the chair. He had a full head of perfectly arranged blond tresses and not one person in the rank (including the hair-dresser) expected him to go through with it. After lots of false starts the hairdresser went woof and a great furrow appeared in one side of his magnificent barnet as a large piece of blond hair dropped to the stage. All the young birds were daft about him and lots of them were screaming and crying as the lot came off. Spoiled their night but saved his self a tenner."

 

Wow!, I was there that night - what a great thread here all.

[JOHN HABS]

My wife and I now in our sixties were reminiscing about the times we use to go to the Top Rank Suite has teenagers on a Tuesday night,

and all the good songs that had us freaking out on the dance floor - maybe some of you will remember these songs and be able to add your own

favourites:

 

Hickory Hollers Tramp

We'll fly high in the sky (Amen Corner)

Soul Finger

The Clapping Song

Wooley Bully 

[desy]

On 02/03/2012 at 21:22, tasha_78_1 said:

Pete Stringfellow introduced a new DJ there. Pat Sweetwater if my memory serves me well. I wonder what happened to him

It was after Pat won best South Yorkshire dj for the Chris Hay trophy . He came from Barnsley

 

[Ken brocklehurs]

loved the top rank Saturday nights got together with my future wife in there 50 years ago this September 1972 best night of my life married now for 47 years

[hobinfoot]

I’ve seen some good bands at the TOP RANK the most memorable are AC/DC and the Undertones who made the place shake.