I used to love going to the Ritz,nighter on a bank Holiday weekend,cant remember when the last one was,and I think that was the last time I queued for a nighter,the queue was all up Whitworth st.

Kev

Edited April 5, 201015 yr by good angel

AWSOME THOSE RAREST OF THE RARE NITES THE BEST DOS IVE ATTENDED IN OVER 35 YEARS OF NITERS, AND THE BEST DANCE FLOOR IN SOULDOM, CAN WE HAVE A REUNION OF THAT EVENT SOMEONE? COL,

Edited April 5, 201015 yr by colsoul

AWSOME THOSE RAREST OF THE RARE NITES THE BEST DOS IVE ATTENDED IN OVER 35 YEARS OF NITERS, AND THE BEST DANCE FLOOR IN SOULDOM, CAN WE HAVE A REUNION OF THAT EVENT SOMEONE?, COL

It wont be at The Ritz,when they put them posh apartments up,the new residents complained about the noise,so no nighters.

Kev.

Jeezuz,scary bogs!

rammed dancefloor(learnt how to dance in a square foot there)or freestyle on the carpet or balcony!

,last one I remember queuing under scaffolding?wasit 7 years ago? perhaps I have a flyer,will go and look,

bored 'cos couldn't go to stafford last night.

AWSOME THOSE RAREST OF THE RARE NITES THE BEST DOS IVE ATTENDED IN OVER 35 YEARS OF NITERS, AND THE BEST DANCE FLOOR IN SOULDOM, CAN WE HAVE A REUNION OF THAT EVENT SOMEONE? COL,

I liked The ritz because of the diversity of the records that were played .

There was one all - dayer , when Sam was followed by Levine . Sam finished his spot with " Philly Dog Around The World " , and the first one Levine played was " Car Wash "

The floor went silent for a few seconds , then erupted .

Malc Burton

miss those nites myself,took an hour to go for a piss regards doog

i remember it well : either due to the queue , or trying to find it

Malc Burton

goes back a bit this....not too far tho......2000

ritz.pdf

ritz.pdf

Edited April 5, 201015 yr by dancingcollector

Question,when was the last one held 5,years ago?

Kev

.......and dancin' to both!! :lol:

That is exactly why The Ritz worked .

People did not give a sh*t about the politics , they were just there for the music .

Malc Burton

That is exactly why The Ritz worked .

People did not give a sh*t about the politics , they were just there for the music .

Malc Burton

And Mr Tee's record bar the birthplace of modern soul?

I liked The ritz because of the diversity of the records that were played .

There was one all - dayer , when Sam was followed by Levine . Sam finished his spot with " Philly Dog Around The World " , and the first one Levine played was " Car Wash "

The floor went silent for a few seconds , then erupted .

Malc Burton

I was at that one also,Had Sam not caused a bit of a do,By saying it's 60's or nothing?,

He played a blinder that day one of the best spots he ever did I think,Rammed out dance floor all through it,And then as you have mentioned "Car Wash",

It is one of those"You had to be there moments" for me anyway,Brilliant

Easter sunday 1976 on my way to the Ritz a bloke jumped in front of the train at Heaton Chapel station put me right off my eggs .

Above the door was a sign that read "Some of the most beautifull women in the world have walked through these doors " liars I met my ex wife there

Despite all that one of the best venues ever

Easter sunday 1976 on my way to the Ritz a bloke jumped in front of the train at Heaton Chapel station put me right off my eggs .

Above the door was a sign that read "Some of the most beautifull women in the world have walked through these doors " liars I met my ex wife there

Despite all that one of the best venues ever

There were signs also for all the resident artists that performed at the Ritz,The ones that stick in my mind where "The Reg Coates Expirience",

Reg was a Tom Jones type performer who always had a massive female following,Legend has it that he was BIG in the downstairs department not sure if it was true but he used to shove the odd sock or two down his kecks,Or so rumour as it,

Another resident artist at the Ritz were "Vic Lezalls Professionals",Don't know anything about them though,anyone got any info,

Back to the All dayer subject was the "Car Wash " event the same one as the time they had a small cinema type screen and a projector showing scenes from the American "Soul Train" programme ??,

Anyone remember that would be 76-77 ish

Question,when was the last one held 5,years ago?

Kev

The last one I remember going to was on Boxing Day 2004.

By May 2005 Bank Hol's Sheridens was up and running.

There were signs also for all the resident artists that performed at the Ritz,The ones that stick in my mind where "The Reg Coates Expirience",

Reg was a Tom Jones type performer who always had a massive female following,Legend has it that he was BIG in the downstairs department not sure if it was true but he used to shove the odd sock or two down his kecks,Or so rumour as it,

Another resident artist at the Ritz were "Vic Lezalls Professionals",Don't know anything about them though,anyone got any info,

Back to the All dayer subject was the "Car Wash " event the same one as the time they had a small cinema type screen and a projector showing scenes from the American "Soul Train" programme ??,

Anyone remember that would be 76-77 ish

I DID SOME DECORATING FOR VIC IN THE 80s GRANT, HE LIVED IN NEW MOSTON MANCHESTER, HIS FEMALE SINGERS WERE GORGEOUS!!!! THEY WERE REHEARSING IN HIS GARAGE, BACK TO THE RITZ THOUGH AND THAT IS WHERE I GOT BACK ON THE SCENE 1996, DOES ANYONE REMEMBER JOHNNY PEARSON DOING A SPOT WEARING A GOLD LAHME JACKET, COULDN'T BELIEVE MY EARS WHEN HE KICJED OF WITH THE CONTOURS JUST A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING, GREAT DAYS.

The last one I remember going to was on Boxing Day 2004.

By May 2005 Bank Hol's Sheridens was up and running.

Dave,

I think your right,time flys

Kev.

There were signs also for all the resident artists that performed at the Ritz,The ones that stick in my mind where "The Reg Coates Expirience",

Reg was a Tom Jones type performer who always had a massive female following,Legend has it that he was BIG in the downstairs department not sure if it was true but he used to shove the odd sock or two down his kecks,Or so rumour as it,

Another resident artist at the Ritz were "Vic Lezalls Professionals",Don't know anything about them though,anyone got any info,

Back to the All dayer subject was the "Car Wash " event the same one as the time they had a small cinema type screen and a projector showing scenes from the American "Soul Train" programme ??,

Anyone remember that would be 76-77 ish

I remember Reg Coates he used to play the Poco a Poco in Stockport He,d swing the mike out over the audience and reel it back in how he never twatted anyone I,ll never know

I remember Reg Coates he used to play the Poco a Poco in Stockport He,d swing the mike out over the audience and reel it back in how he never twatted anyone I,ll never know

Just found our Reg

https://www.manchesterbeat.com/groups/regcoates/regcoates.php

Cool in a 70's sort of way really

Yes the Bank Holiday niters were special.

What about

Brenda Holloway and Kim Weston.

Worra Night

Tony

Edited April 6, 201015 yr by tonyp

DOES ANYONE REMEMBER JOHNNY PEARSON DOING A SPOT WEARING A GOLD LAHME JACKET, COULDN'T BELIEVE MY EARS WHEN HE KICJED OF WITH THE CONTOURS JUST A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING, GREAT DAYS.

Jim, I sure Johnny wore that gold jacket more than once, around that time.

I too used to love the nites we had at this niter, the last one i did here i was about 5 mnths pregnant, in 1994, it was hard going

I too used to love the nites we had at this niter, the last one i did here i was about 5 mnths pregnant, in 1994, it was hard going

so the little person in ya must have been one of the youngest ever soulies?

hey,does anyone know the names of the posers,sorry dancers on the stage?

Loved the Ritz as mentioned the rare night my favs.

Also going to toilets and then comming back up the other end of dance floor, but wondering if someone is going to come through on top of you from the dance floor above.lol

D

I was at that one also,Had Sam not caused a bit of a do,By saying it's 60's or nothing?,

He played a blinder that day one of the best spots he ever did I think,Rammed out dance floor all through it,And then as you have mentioned "Car Wash",

It is one of those"You had to be there moments" for me anyway,Brilliant

Most of Sam's mutterings during that spot were aimed at tL , as he knew he was following him . I still think to this day Rushton planned their spots that way because of the ill feeling between them

Malc Burton

I too used to love the nites we had at this niter, the last one i did here i was about 5 mnths pregnant, in 1994, it was hard going

Vaguely remember someone organising a coach up from London for these niters.Pick up point was Charing Cross pier.

living in crewe

used to go to almost all of them--wearing the bowling shirts of the day

REMEMBER CASANELLIS dont know how ya spell it nr Wigan

and sandals

best 2 doo,s for me where

TAVARAS ----(chubby & THE turnpikes)-live

then more recently--well last 10 years

the rare dayers

tim brown--sam--gary spencer ? -pete lowrie etc

heard such brill stuff

Edited April 7, 201015 yr by keithw

Vaguely remember someone organising a coach up from London for these niters.Pick up point was Charing Cross pier.

Danny d cortell however he spells it,i was on it

Danny d cortell however he spells it,i was on it

I was on it as well.Was it a dayer or niter.Whatever happened to Danny?.I'm sure Jim (R.I.P) was on it along with Liam, Paul Sadot and Oscar Romp.There was Danny Huff from Swindon as well who was a telephone salesman and record dealer.Nearly killed me and my girlfriend at the time when he thought he was on a dual carriageway and I had to remind him that was a bus coming towards us and he had better pull across!!. That was on the way to one of Adeys weekenders.Funnily enough the relationship with the girlfriend didn't last long after that.

RITZ FINISHED IN 2005 DEFFO, REMEMBER JOHNY PEARSON IN GOLD JACKET....HE PLAYED "BREAKIN DOWN THE WALLS OF HEARTACHES" BY JOHNY JOHNSON. SHIFTY PLAYED MELLOW SOULS AT RAREST OF THE RARE....WATCHED ORIGINALS DO REHEARSALS..THEN PERFORM LATER....WHAT A GIG!!!....GINGER AND HIS 50TH BIRTHDAY CAKE THAT WENT ON A UK TOUR!....1ST TIME IN 2001 VISITING AFTER 25 YEARS, DAVE THORLEY WAS ON..TREMENDOUS!...DENIS TAYLOR LIVE WITH TERRY JONES & ANDY DAVIES DOUBLE DECKIN'...SAM AND DEAN DOIN' THE SAME.....

THE RITZ...FOR ME PERSONALLY, THE BEST VENUE....EVER!!!

ROB.H

The Ritz event that stands out in my mind was Boxing Day 1999.

I remember "Move On Up" sudenly coming out of the sound system on the announcement that Curtis Mayfield had just passed away.

never went to the niters, first went to ritz in 1976 all dayers.

always remember a girl their wearing a vest with holes in it.

could see all her tits, she asked searling for a record, he said

got just the record for you he played billy watkins ice man.

real tittyshaker, brilliant music policy, brilliant all dayers.

Dont know whether you mean the allnighters or alldayers. Went to both. Funny one was at the alldayers on a Sunday Bank holiday. With a crowd from Stockport. The bar was only open till 2.00pm then reopened at 1900p.m. we were upstairs in the afternoon and nearly got thrown out for flicking suger cubes of the balcony on to the dancefloor. Always remember it cause when it was finished we went into an a curry house just near Piccadilly. My mate who had no cash said after seeing the menu,"I will have the popadoms with chutney sauce", which was priced at 4p. The waiter replied "what would you like for the main cource ". At which he replied "that is my main cource". We just fell about laughing and in the end walked out.

HAPPY DAYS!

We used to the ritz, usually after a full weekend of soul, and believe me by the sunday night the RITZ really was CRACKERS, great venue, good days

Went to everyone, great nights, great memories, me and Sue, at the Ritz.