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Central Heating 2

Central Heating 2 is the fourth compilation from Grand Central Records. The two disc album was originally released on 17 April 2000 and re-released with alternative sleeve art on 12 January 2004.

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Central Heating 2
Compilation album by
Grand Central Records
Released17 April 2000 (Original)
12 January 2004 (Re-release)
Recorded?
GenreHip-Hop/Electronica
Length90:26
LabelGrand Central Records
GCCD106 (Original)
GCCD106R (Re-release)
Producer?
Grand Central Records chronology
Central Reservations
(1997) 		Central Heating 2
(2000) 		Ordered From The Catalogue
(2001)
Alternative cover
Central Heating 2 (re-issue)

Central Heating 2 (also known as Central Heating Vol. 2) is the fourth compilation from Grand Central Records. The two disc album was originally released on 17 April 2000 and re-released with alternative sleeve art on 12 January 2004.

It follows compilation album Central Heating.12

Disc one

  1. "Fame" - Gripper
  2. "Crazy Rhymin'" (featuring Kriminul) - Only Child
  3. "Distant Invitation" (featuring Siron) - Rae & Christian
  4. "Breakneck" - Only Child
  5. "Communicated" - Riton
  6. "Jazz Cop" - Gripper
  7. "Wait Until Spring" - Aim
  8. "Break It Down" - Loudicrus
  9. "Kitten" (featuring Jane Weaver) - Andy Votel
  10. "Anything You Want" (featuring QNC) (Aim remix) - Rae & Christian

Disc two

  1. "Drop A Jewel" (featuring Afu Ra) - Funky Fresh Few
  2. "Atomic Drop" - Fingathing
  3. "The Jersey Devil" - Tony D
  4. "The Squirrel" - Mr. Scruff & Mark Rae
  5. "Bring It On" - Dual Control
  6. "Fine" - Kate Rogers
  7. "Welbury Way" - Tony D
  8. "Following The Noughties" - J-Walk
  9. "Banger" - Funky Fresh Few
  10. "Should Have Known" (featuring Lisa Shaw) - Rae & Christian
See also

See also

References

References

  1. "Soul survivors". The Guardian. 2001-02-25. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-06-09. During the Nineties Rae and Christian's Manchester-based label, Grand Central, became a byword for contemporary northern soul. Enthusiastically reviewed in the style press, early compilations Central Heating, Volumes 1 & 2 premiered British rappers such as Aim, while demonstrating the greater abilities of US hip-hop stars Afu Ra and Jeru The Damaja.
  2. "Central Heating/ Central Heating 2". NME. 2005-09-12. Retrieved 2026-06-09.