As a Rare Soul anthem, “Sliced Tomatoes” by the Just Brothers stands alone. It retains all the hallmarks of a classic Detroit instrumental – exuding pure excitement onto every dance floor, and transfixing the listener with  infectious rhythm guitar licks and a rapid fire drum track. When it was released in 1972 on Music Merchant  records, the reaction across the land was immediate … and enduring.

It became THE floor filler, almost without equal, and literally defined a music genre single handedly.

To the keen ear, however, something was amiss.

True aficionados struggled to understand how a record so gloriously mired in the 1960s, by ‘sound’, ‘feel’ and technique, could have come out yesterday!

The full story of it’s creation and development presents a fascinating insight into some of the more bizarre aspects of recording practice, and leads perfectly into a scrutiny of a group that had previously been shrouded in mystery.

music: "Sliced Tomatoes" by The Just Brothers (Lupine 001b)

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