Herb "Pump" Powers

Real Name:
Herb Powers Jr.
Profile:
Legendary mastering and lacquer-cutting engineer who worked for years at Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs' NYC facility and was responsible for cutting a respectable share of classic Prelude and West End titles, as well as tons of disco, house, funk, and hip-hop classics over the years.
Herb still does lacquer-cutting and vinyl mastering, but most of his business is now in the digital domain. He owns and operates his own mastering facility called PM Entertainment, a.k.a Powers' House of Sound, in New York City. He almost always includes shout-outs and dedications inscribed in the run-out groove "dead-wax" of his earlier vinyl work, followed by one of his numerous signatures and his trademark smiley face.
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Appears On:
AM-FM (4 versions)   Emergency Records ... 1983
In The Bottle (2 versions)   Emergency Records 1983
Let The Music Play (Single) (6 versions)   Emergency Records ... 1983
On The Upside (12", Promo)   Emergency Records 1983
Fly Girl (2 versions)   World Trade Records Inc. 1984
You Are The One (Bambo Wangu) (12")   Emergency Records 1984
Beat Of The Street / Gordy's Groove (12")   Tommy Boy Music 1985
Dancing And Romancing (12")   Gem Records (4) 1985
Friends (2 versions)   Emergency Records 1985
One Bad Apple (12", Promo)   Emergency Records 1985
Yo' Little Brother (Album) (2 versions)   Polydor ... 1985
All The Way To Heaven (2 versions)   Reality 1986
Casablanca Dance Classics (Street Edition) (12")   Casablanca Records, Casablanca Records 1986
Journey To Cybotron (12", Promo)   Cutting Records 1986
One Way Love (Maxi) (5 versions)   Tommy Boy Music ... 1986
Primrose Path (12")   Cutting Records 1986
S.A.V.E. I.T. (12")   Metropolis Records (2) 1986
Bustin' Out (12")   Criminal Records 1987
Don't Push Your Luck (LP, Album)   Criminal Records 1987
I Can Tell (12")   Diamond Records (4) 1987
In The Life (12", Promo)   Jump Street Records 1987
Miracles Explode (12")   Criminal Records 1987
Paid In Full (CD, Album)   Island Records 1987
The Opera House (2 versions)   Minimal Records (2) 1987
Wax The Van (2 versions)   Jump Street Records 1987
Don't Push Your Luck (LP)   BCM Records 1988
Home Boyz In Luv (12", Promo, Maxi)   Criminal Records 1988
Transformation / Still My Girl (12")   Select Records 1988
Your Missions Impossible / It's Rhythm Part 1 (12", Single)   Nation Records Inc. 1988
Brilliant! (CD, Album)   Capitol Records 1989
Got To Have Your Love (Maxi) (5 versions)   Capitol Records ... 1989
Max Q (CD, Album)   Mercury 1989
Snowslide (12")   Sure Sound Records 1989
Let's Get Busy (Cass, Maxi)   Geffen Records 1990
Brainstorm (CD, Album)   Capitol Records 1991
Depend On You (CD, Promo)   Capitol Records 1991
Forever My Lady (Album) (2 versions)   MCA Records 1991
Independent Woman (12")   Capitol Records 1991
It Should Have Been Me (Single) (2 versions)   Capitol Records 1991
Keep It In Your Pants (Single) (2 versions)   Capitol Records 1991
Spillin' The Beans (CD, Album)   Atlantic, Atlantic 1991
That's The Way Love Goes (CD, Maxi)   Capitol Records 1991
360° What Goes Around (CD, Single, Promo)   Elektra 1992
I Gotta Get Mine Yo! (2 versions)   Select Records 1992
Pussycat Meow (12")   Elektra 1992
Thank You Everyday (12")   Elektra, Elektra 1992
They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) (Single) (4 versions)   Elektra 1992
Right Here / Human Nature (CD, Maxi)   RCA 1993
We're Compatible (CD, Maxi)   Radical Records (2) 1993
You're Always On My Mind (12", EP)   RCA 1993
I'm Your Brother (2 versions)   Main Street Records 1994
What A Sensation (2 versions)   Feel The Rhythm ... 1996
MTV Celebrity Deathmatch (CD, Comp)   Interscope Records 1999
Slow Down (12", RP)   Elektra  
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Review by B2BBL Jan 17, 2008
I grew up having a close relationship knowing the Powers family. Herb, his wife and children were always happy people,pleasant to be around. Now i know, its a credit to Herbs humbleness and his layed back persona. I always knew Herb had a good job, I just never knew how blessed and accomplished he really was. To me he was the everyday family guy, the handyman, or the guy who had a nice car on the block. To others, he is the constant worker and dedicated professional who has had a lifetime of achievement within a career survived by longevity. He is the definition of dedication and success, he has always been a role model for me, he is Herb Powers Jr, and he is certainly one of a kind.

With Sincerity,
Benny

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