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Herb Powers, Jr.

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.
Sites:
pmmastering.com, disco-disco.com/tributes/herbie.html
Variations:
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Discography

Mix:
Watching The Ladies (12", Promo) Watching The Ladies (C... Amherst Records 1984
Appears On:
Can You Handle It (Special Remixed Version) (12", Single)   Rams Horn Records 1981
Let's Go Dancin' (Single) ◄ (3 versions)   West End Records 1981
Music Turns Me On (12")   West End Records 1981
Searching To Find The One (7") Searching To Find The ... Prelude Records 1981
You're The One For Me (7")   Prelude Records 1981
Empress (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Prelude Records ... 1982
Feels Good (Carrots & Beets) (12", Promo)   Emergency Records 1982
Friends ◄ (2 versions)   The Sound Of Brooklyn (TSOB) 1982
I Can Get You Over (12")   Street Sounds (2) 1982
In The Name Of Love (Special Disco R.E.M.I.X. Version) (12") In The Name Of Love, N... Rams Horn Records 1982
Keep On Dancin' (12")   West End Records 1982
Keep On Dancin' (12", Promo)   West End Records 1982
On A Journey (I Sing The Funk Electric) ◄ (3 versions)   Prelude Records ... 1982
Such A Feeling (Single) ◄ (2 versions)   Salsoul Records ... 1982
Take A Risk (12", Promo)   Prelude Records 1982
Tequila ◄ (2 versions)   Emergency Records 1982
The Jammers ◄ (2 versions)   Salsoul Records ... 1982
After Hours (12", EP)   Atlantic 1983
After Hours (LP)   Atlantic 1983
All Systems Go ◄ (2 versions)   Beantown Music 1983
Flute Juice (LP, Album)   GRP 1983
I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock & Roll) / Play At Your Own Risk (Acapella) (12", Promo)   Tommy Boy Music 1983
Last Night A D.J. Saved My Life ◄ (2 versions)   Sound Of New York 1983
Lost In Space (LP)   Tommy Boy Music 1983
No News Is News ◄ (2 versions)   Starlite 1983
On The Grid ◄ (2 versions)   Prism Records 1983
Runaway (12") Runaway (Instrumental) Prelude Records 1983
Something's On Your Mind (12")   Rams Horn Records 1983
Space Dawg ◄ (2 versions)   Beantown Music 1983
Tonight I'm Gonna Make You A Star (12", Single)   Wave (2) 1983
V (LP, Album)   Rams Horn Records 1983
Whaddayah Think / Think About It (12")   Beantown Music 1983
What I Got Is What You Need (12", Single)   Rams Horn Records 1983
Wild Rain (12", EP)   Atlantic 1983
After The Dance Is Through (12")   Epic 1984
Danger Zone ◄ (3 versions)   Tommy Boy Music 1984
Fat Boys (Album) ◄ (8 versions)   Sutra Records ... 1984
Four Year Battle (12", Single)   Starlite 1984
Four Year Battle (12")   Atlantic 1984
Four Year Battle (12", Promo)   Atlantic 1984
Fresh, Wild, Fly And Bold (7", Promo)   Profile Records, Tuff City 1984
I Want You Here (12", Promo)   Starlite 1984
It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference / Don't Tell Me (12", Promo)   Tommy Boy Music 1984
It's You That's Happening (12")   Starlite 1984
Living For The Weekend (Let's Work) ◄ (2 versions)   Streetwise 1984
Matt's Mood ◄ (2 versions)   Next Plateau Records Inc. ... 1984
No Man Is An Island ◄ (3 versions)   Prism Records 1984
The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight ◄ (2 versions)   Warlock Classics ... 1984
This Is It ◄ (2 versions)   Body Rock Records 1984
Watching The Ladies (12", Promo)   Amherst Records 1984
You're A Winner (12")   Rams Horn Records 1984
Bad Boys ◄ (2 versions)   Starlite 1985
Bad Girls (12", Promo)   Starlite 1985
Bopsey Twins (12", Promo)   Snowflake Records 1985
Dreams / Tracy (7")   Epic 1985
First Rap Part II (12")   Tommy Boy Music 1985
Hambo First Rap Part II (7")   Tommy Boy Music 1985
Live It Up (12", Promo)   Cutting Records 1985
Masters Of The Beat (LP)   Tommy Boy Music 1985
Mission / Veronica (12")   Starlite 1985
More Love ◄ (2 versions)   Nuance Records 1985
Non-Stop ◄ (3 versions)   Tommy Boy Music 1985
Power Jam '85 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions)   Tommy Boy Music ... 1985
Promise (Cass, Album)   Portrait 1985
Sense Of Purpose (12", Maxi)   CBS 1985
Sense Of Purpose (7", Single)   CBS 1985
Signed & Sealed (12")   Starlite 1985
Why? (12")   Man Records 1985
Wrong Girls To Play With (12")   Tuff City 1985
Genie (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   PTG Records ... 1986
Just Another Lover (12", Promo)   Columbia, Columbia 1986
Lean On Me (Remix) ◄ (2 versions)   Tommy Boy Music ... 1986
Money Isn't Everything (LP, Album)   A&M Records 1986
Running (12")   Tommy Boy Music 1986
Say Joe / My Girl (12")   Vintertainment, Elektra 1986
Situation #9 (12")   Tommy Boy Music, King Jay Records 1986
Stay Here By Side (12", Promo)   Solar 1986
Take A Pause (12")   Body Rock Records 1986
Thunder And Lightning / The Quiet Storm ◄ (2 versions)   Tommy Boy Music 1986
Time Bomb ◄ (2 versions)   Prism Records 1986
Ziggy-Zag (12")   Starlite 1986
Ev'ry Little Bit ◄ (2 versions)   4th & B'way Records 1987
Feelin' James (12")   Tommy Boy Music 1987
Get Into It (12")   Prism Records 1987
Have A Nice Day ◄ (2 versions)   Cold Chillin' ... 1987
Hot Shot (12")   Macola Record Co., Sunshine (5) 1987
Latin Love ◄ (2 versions)   Prism Records 1987
Left Me Lonely (12")   Cold Chillin' 1987
Love Is A House ◄ (3 versions)   Tommy Boy Music ... 1987
Love Letter (7")   Cutting Records 1987
Move The Crowd / Paid In Full ◄ (2 versions)   4th & B'way Records 1987
Music Keeps Me Goin' (12")   Raz M' Taz 1987
Pickin' Boogers ◄ (3 versions)   Prism Records 1987
Raw / Word To The Mother (Land) ◄ (2 versions)   Prism Records ... 1987
Reconciliate (12")   Prism Records 1987
Scars Of Love (LP, Album)   Tommy Boy Music 1987
Scars Of Love ◄ (2 versions)   Tommy Boy Music 1987
Tears May Fall ◄ (2 versions)   Tommy Boy Music 1987
This Is The Night (12")   Five Newark 1987
Time (Time To Party) (12")   BCM Records 1987
Touch And Go ◄ (2 versions)   Tommy Boy Music 1987
Why You Treat Me So Bad ◄ (2 versions)   Warner Bros. Records ... 1987
Biz Is Goin' Off ◄ (3 versions)   Cold Chillin' ... 1988
Can't Get Enough / All Rappers Give Up (12", Promo)   Tommy Boy Music 1988
Excuses (12", Promo)   Tommy Boy Music 1988
Gotta Be Free (12")   Prism Records 1988
High Time (12", Single, Promo)   Mercury 1988
Information Society (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Tommy Boy Music ... 1988
R U Tuff Enuff (12" Mixes) (12")   Columbia 1988
Sally / DBC Let The Music Play ◄ (2 versions)   Tommy Boy Music 1988
Stronger Than Pride (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Epic 1988
Talkin' All That Jazz (12")   Tommy Boy Music 1988
Vibe Alive (12", Single)   Columbia 1988
Wrath Of My Madness ◄ (4 versions)   Tommy Boy Music 1988
You Can Do The Dancin' ◄ (2 versions)   Prism Records 1988
Dope On Plastic / It's My Turn ◄ (3 versions)   Tommy Boy Music ... 1989
Sybil (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Attic Records Limited ... 1989
Together / Letter To The Better (12")   Prism Records 1989
Where Are You Tonight (12")   Cutting Records 1989
She's Got Me Going Crazy (Maxi) ◄ (2 versions)   Dance Pool ... 1990
The Question (12", Promo)   Cutting Records 1990
Don't Stop It (12", Single)   Cutting Records 1991
Is It Love? / Scandal (12")   Warner Bros. Records 1991
Temptation (12", Promo)   Cutting Records 1991
Fe Real (CD, Comp)   Ten Records Ltd. (10 Records), Ten Records Ltd. (10 Records) 1992
MTV Party To Go Volume 2 (CD, Mixed)   Tommy Boy Music 1992
You Keep Holding Back (Love Me) (12")   Cutting Traxx 1992
Call Me Mr. Easy (CD, Album)   Qwest Records 1993
Now! (CD, Album)   Unidisc 1993
Break Of Dawn (CD, Album)   Funky Base Records 1994
Committed (12", Promo)   Provocative Records 1994
Crooklyn Volume 1 - Music From The Motion Picture (Comp, Album) ◄ (2 versions)   MCA Records 1994
Easy Come, Easy Go (CD, Single, Promo)   Columbia 1994
Kollage (LP, Album)   Chrysalis 1996
Now & Forever (CD, Album)   Giant Records 1996
Sunny (CD, Maxi, Promo)   Robbins Entertainment, Robbins Entertainment 1996
Breakdown (CD, Single, Promo)   Columbia 1997
Butterfly (CD, Album)   Columbia, Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) 1997
Honey (Single) ◄ (2 versions)   Columbia 1997
Make You Happy (CD, Single, Promo)   Columbia, Sony Music Soundtrax 1997
Doo Wop (That Thing) (7")   Ruffhouse Records 1998
Rainbow (CD, Album)   Columbia 1999
Wild Wild West (12", Single)   Columbia 1999
Willennium (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Columbia 1999
Fallin' (Remix) (Maxi) ◄ (4 versions)   J Records 2001
Snowflakes (CD, Album)   Arista 2001
Songs In A Minor (CD, Album)   J Records 2001
Sunny Days (CD)   MCA Records 2001
A Woman's Worth (Single, Maxi) ◄ (3 versions)   J Records ... 2002
Chapter 2: The Voice (CD, Album)   Jive 2002
In Search Of... (CD, Album)   EMI Music (Australia) 2002
Wish I Didn't Miss You (Single) ◄ (3 versions)   J Records 2002
Ride Wit U (Maxi) ◄ (2 versions)   Jive 2003
You Don't Know My Name (12", Promo)   J Records 2003
Caught Up (CD, Single)   LaFace Records 2004
If I Ain't Got You (12", Promo)   J Records 2004
Time (12")   West End Records 2004
Chris Brown (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Jive 2005
Get Right (12")   Epic 2005
Unplugged (2xLP)   J Records 2005
Year Of The Gentleman (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Def Jam Recordings 2008
Enter The Rap Zone! Vol. 2 (CD, Comp) Potholes In My Lawn, W... BCM Records  
Loquita (Crazy Lady) (12")   GRP  
Megamix / Master Of The Mix (Remix) (12") Master Of The Mix (Remix) Prism Records  
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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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