{"product_id":"piper-sunshine-kiz","title":"Piper Sunshine Kiz","description":"\u003cp\u003eRiding high on the success of Gentle Breeze, \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003ePIPER\u003c\/span\u003e was eager to put out more new material. Keeping the same members and guest musicians, the band used its excitement and forward momentum – aided no doubt by its ever-growing experience and taste for experimentation – to produce its next album, Sunshine Kiz, within the tiny span of six months. And despite seeing no change in personnel for these latest efforts, PIPER’s musicality was constantly evolving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerhaps most obviously, Sunshine Kiz showed the band beginning to break away from its signature style. Instrumentals were no longer the focus as more vocal-centric tracks made their way to the fore. Sunshine Kiz turned out to be a “song album,” and its lyric sheet saw a substantial increase in the number of words. A Drumulator replaced the LinnDrums, and the programmed percussion suddenly sounded more natural. Some songs actually featured live drumming, abandoning programmed beats altogether.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt could be said that this all amounted to, at least partially, a return to PIPER’s roots. Or, maybe more accurately, it was something like \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003ePIPER\u003c\/span\u003e circa 1981 filtered through the signature sound the band had forged with their two Breeze albums of 1983. The title track on Sunshine Kiz was released as their second-ever single – their first since “Far Away” from their debut album. And with this new single there even came a music video.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eNewly Restored and Remastered Edition of the 1984 Japanese City Pop Classic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003ePart of Piper’s classic City Pop Trilogy (sequel to Gentle Breeze and Summer Breeze)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003ePressed on Blue Swirl Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e STS-071 -Artist-Piper\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Pop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandling Note: **Please allow an additional 5 business days for this item's shipment.**\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Detail: LP Blue Swirl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 5\/23\/23\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternal ID: JIT\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Piper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53428167344312,"sku":"LOKSOC-SNGP-8B","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9222\/8280\/files\/piper-sunshine-kiz_ak4Ct.jpg?v=1777687347","url":"https:\/\/musicrecordshop.com\/products\/piper-sunshine-kiz","provider":"Music Record Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}