Manchester nightclubs and bars where we boogied in the 1970s

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A generation of Mancunian clubbers will remember having legendary nights out in Manchester in the 1970s. It was the decade that saw Grease hit cinemas, ABBA release Dancing Queen and flares and platforms become all the rage.

In Manchester, revellers spent their weekends dancing with friends and having a few drinks in places like Pips, the Auto Club, Slack Alice and more. Over the years, many venues from the era have closed their doors and are now confined to the history books.

But they live on in our memories - and in pictures from the era. Here, the M.E.N looks back on nine Manchester nightclubs and bars that we loved in the 1970s.

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This list isn't intended to be comprehensive, we've selected just a few popular venues in Manchester from the seventies. But if you feel there are some we should have included, let us know in the comments section.

Slack Alice first opened on Bootle Street in 1973. It was launched by companions and later business partners, footballer George Best and celebrity hairdresser Malcolm Wagner.

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Located on High Street, many will remember Manchester nightclub Explosion. In the book Dirty Stop Outs’ Guide to 1970s Manchester, former Piccadilly Radio youth presenter Rikki Wright said the venue had a VIP bar upstairs with a swing on the dancefloor.

She said: "It was a small discotheque with girls in hot pants dancing on coloured lights under a glass dancefloor. DJs included Tony Just, Greg Edwards, Cockney Derek and Hippy Rick."

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