The Fantastics! first began to take shape in 2003 after Raydn Hunter joined up with the remains of the Longo Allstars (including James Rule, Pete Collison, and Matt Wilding) to form Reverend Cleatus & The Soul Saviours. Greg Boraman departed the ranks of the infamous deep funk outfit The Soul Destroyers (Jazzman Records) and filled the empty organ grinders seat following an "on air appeal" during BBC 6 Music’s Craig Charles Funk Show.
