Emerald, Sapphire and Gold were the South Bronx Scroggins sisters who mastered the sound of post-punk/disco dance tunes. The eleven tracks found on this, their only full-length, seem to represent a song cycle, with a seemingly common atavistic, yet complex polyrhythmic drum beat throughout and tight walking bass lines. ESG were highly influential in the early hip hop movement, with their tunes being sampled to death over the last thirty years. It was only 1992 when they released an EP (under a reformed band) titled Sample Credits Don't Pay Our Bills. An out-&-out classic that everyone should be in the know about.
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