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Messin' is a rock album released in 1973 by Manfred Mann's Earth Band.

Messin'
Studio album by Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Released	15 June 1973
Recorded	1973
Studio	Maximum Sound Studios, London
Genre	Hard rock progressive rock jazz rock
Length	41:16
Label	Vertigo (UK original release) Bronze (UK 1977 reissue) Polydor (U.S.)
Producer	Manfred Mann
Manfred Mann's Earth Band chronology
Glorified Magnified (1972) Messin' (1973) Solar Fire (1973)
Singles from Messin
"Get Your Rocks Off" Released: April 20, 1973

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	A− [2]

Messin' followed Glorified Magnified and preceded Solar Fire, and like all Earth Band albums contains a mixture of originals and covers (see track listing below).

"Buddah" also appeared on the Vertigo budget sampler double album Suck It and See, along with tracks by then-labelmates Kraftwerk, Jade Warrior and the Sensational Alex Harvey Band, amongst others.

The album was produced by Manfred Mann and engineered by John Edwards at Maximum Sound Studios, London in 1973.

For the United States release, the album was re-titled Get Your Rocks Off and the track "Pretty Good" was included in place of "Black and Blue", seemingly because the latter was about slavery and deemed unsuitable for the US market.[3] Both tracks were included on the 1998 re-mastered re-issue. Under this title, the album just barely made the US Billboard 200, spending only two weeks on the charts and peaking at number 196 on June 30, 1973.[4]

UK track listing

Messin'

Side one

1. "Messin'"[5] (Mike Hugg) – 9:54
2. "Buddah" (Manfred Mann, Mick Rogers) – 7:01
3. "Cloudy Eyes" (Mann) – 5:32

Side two

4. "Get Your Rocks Off" (Bob Dylan) – 2:51
5. "Sadjoy" (Mann) – 5:20
6. "Black and Blue" (Chain: Barry Sullivan, Matt Taylor, Phil Manning, Barry Harvey) – 7:21 (6:44 on the 1998 re-issue)
7. "Mardi Gras Day" (Dr John Creaux) – 3:02

Bonus Tracks (1998 re-issue)

8. "Pretty Good" (John Prine) – 4:11
9. "Cloudy Eyes" (single edit) (Mann) – 3:31

US track listing

Get Your Rocks Off

Side one

1. "Messin'" (Mike Hugg) – 10:00
2. "Pretty Good" (John Prine) – 4:00
3. "Sadjoy" (Manfred Mann) – 4:30

Side two

4. "Get Your Rocks Off" (Bob Dylan) – 3:00
5. "Buddah" (Mann, Mick Rogers) – 7:00
6. "Cloudy Eyes" (Mann) – 5:30
7. "Mardi Gras Day" (Dr John Creaux) – 3:00

Personnel

The Earth Band

• Manfred Mann – organ, Minimoog synthesiser
• Mick Rogers – electric guitar, lead vocals
• Colin Pattenden – bass guitar
• Chris Slade – drums

Additional musicians

• Laurie Baker – Machines and Zoo on "Messin' "
• Liza Strike – backing vocals
• Vicki Brown – backing vocals
• Judith Powell – backing vocals
• Ruby James – backing vocals

Technical

• Manfred Mann – producer
• John Edwards – engineer
• Laurence Latham – engineer ("Sadjoy")
• Peter Hignett – sleeve concept
• Peter Goodfellow – illustration

Sources

This article needs additional citations for verification. (December 2006)

External links

• Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Messin' (1973) album releases & credits at Discogs (list of releases)
• Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Get Your Rocks Off (1973) album releases & credits at Discogs (list of releases)
• Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Messin' (1973) album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com
• Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Messin' (1973) album to be listened on Spotify

На других языках

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[de] Messin’

Messin’ ist das dritte Musikalbum der britischen Rockband Manfred Mann’s Earth Band. Es wurde in den Maximum Studios in London aufgenommen und 1973 veröffentlicht.

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- [en] Messin'

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[ru] Messin’

Messin' — третий студийный альбом британской рок-группы Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, выпущенный 15 июня 1973 года лейблом «Vertigo Records» в Великобритании и (под другим названием, другой обложкой и с заменой одной композиции) лейблом «Polydor Records» в США. Версия альбома в США имела название Get Your Rocks Off, в ней композиция «Black And Blue» была заменена на «Pretty Good»[1][2] (обе композиции присутствуют на переиздании 1998 года). Занял #196 в Billboard 200. Переиздан в 1977 году лейблом «Bronze Records» и в 1998 году (ремастер-версия) с добавлением двух бонус-треков.

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