The Piglets

Another of Jonathan King's pseudonyms, the Piglets followed in the wake of UK hits under his own name (‘Everyone's Gone To The Moon', ‘Let It All Hang Out', ‘Lazy Bones', ‘Hooked On A Feeling', and ‘Flirt'), as Sakkarin (‘Sugar Sugar'), and the Weathermen (‘It's The Same Old Song'). Recorded in November 1971 by King and a variety of session men, the Piglets came up with ‘Johnny Reggae', which encapsulated the current trend for reggae within a poppy novelty framework perfectly suited to the early 70s. ‘Johnny Reggae' quickly became King's fastest selling record to date and reac...