These are some of the most popular nightclubs of the time from around the West Midlands region, which hold fond memories for a generation of punters.
The clubs featured in this retro photo gallery attracted some huge names, from David Bowie to Duran Duran.
How many of these nightclubs do you remember? Is your favourite club of the 70s or 80s among them?
5. Bobby Browns, Canalside
The canalside club Bobby Browns was a regular haut for celebrities and Brummie party-goers throughout the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s before it closed in 2003. Earlier this year, the Verve Lounge club opened on the site of the old Bobby Browns club | david hughes - stock.adobe.com
6. After Eight, Coventry
This was iconic club in Coventry, located at Lower Ford Street in the 70s and 80s | Google
7. Pagoda Park, Smallbrook Queensway
In the 1980s was a popular nightclub with three floors and the DJ going up and down in a glass lift. The venue used to host themed events as well. | google
8. Mother’s Club, Erdington
Mother’s Club was one of the best known nightclubs in Birmingham. It was a club in the Erdington district during the late 1960s and early 1970s. It opened above an old furniture store in Erdington High Street on 9 August 1968. Fleetwood Mac, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd are among some of the iconic acts to have played shows there | Creative Commons