[2] Unlike similar clubs such as the Wigan Casino and the Golden Torch, these events were not "all-nighters" and ran from 8 pm until 2 am on Saturday evenings.

The two main DJs for the Highland Room soul nights were Ian Levine and Colin Curtis.

Several classic 1960s Northern soul records were discovered and "broken" by the aforementioned DJs at the venue, including Tony Clarke's "Landslide",[3] Morris Chesnut's "Too Darn Soulful",[4] Frankie Beverly & the Butlers' "If That's What You Wanted" and R. Dean Taylor's "There's a Ghost in My House".

Later in the 1970s, the Highland Room became synonymous with a more contemporary and less frenetic style of Northern soul music, typified by records such as The Carstairs' "It Really Hurts Me Girl", Voices of East Harlem's "Cashin' In" and the Charisma Band's "Ain't Nothing Like Your Love".

The Northern soul music of the Highland Room has been commemorated by several compilation LPs and CDs, including: In 1977 the Commonwealth Sporting Club was opened at the Mecca.