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Messin' 
Studio album by Manfred Mann's Earth Band Released 15 June 1973 Recorded Maximum Sound Studios, London, 1973 Genre Rock
Hard rock
Progressive rockLength 48:04 Label 
Vertigo (original release)
Bronze (1977 reissue)
PolydorProducer Manfred Mann Manfred Mann's Earth Band chronology Glorified Magnified
(1972)Messin'
(1973)Solar Fire
(1973)Get Your Rocks Off (US version)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]Allmusic [2]Robert Christgau (A-)[3] Messin' is a rock album released in 1973 by Manfred Mann's Earth Band.
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 Edwardes at Maximum Sound Studios, London in 1973.
For the US 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![4] Both tracks were included on the 1998 re-mastered re-issue.
Contents
UK Track listing
Messin'
- Side one
- "Messin' " (Mike Hugg) – 9:54
- "Buddah" (Manfred Mann, Mick Rogers) – 7:01
- "Cloudy Eyes" (Mann) – 5:32
- Side two
- "Get Your Rocks Off" (Bob Dylan) – 2:51
- "Sadjoy" (Mann) – 5:20
- "Black and Blue" (Chain: Barry Sullivan, Matt Taylor, Phil Manning, Barry Harvey) – 7:21 (6:44 on the 1998 reissue)
- "Mardi Gras Day" (Dr John Creaux) – 3:02
- Bonus Tracks (1998 re-issue)
- "Pretty Good" (John Prine) – 4:11
- "Cloudy Eyes" (single edit) (Mann) – 3:31
US Track listing
Get Your Rocks Off
- Side one
- "Messin' " (Mike Hugg) – 10:00
- "Pretty Good" (John Prine) – 4:00
- "Sadjoy" (Mann) – 4:30
- Side two
- "Get Your Rocks Off" (Bob Dylan) – 3:00
- "Buddah" (Manfred Mann, Mick Rogers) – 7:00
- "Cloudy Eyes" (Mann) – 5:30
- "Mardi Gras Day" (Dr John Creaux) – 3:00
Personnel
- Manfred Mann - synthesiser, organ
- Mick Rogers - guitar, vocals
- Colin Pattenden - bass guitar
- Chris Slade - drums
with
- Laurie Baker - Machines and Zoo on "Messin' "
- Liza Strike - backing vocals
- Vicki Brown - backing vocals
- Judith Powell - backing vocals
- Ruby James - backing vocals
Sources
- ^ Allmusic review (Messin')
- ^ Allmusic review (Get Your Rocks Off)
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ Robert M Corich, Sleeve notes, Messin' album, 1998
External links
- Messin' at Discogs (list of releases)
- Get Your Rocks Off at Discogs (list of releases)
Manfred Mann's Earth Band Manfred Mann • Mick Rodgers • Noel McCalla • Jimmy Copley • Steve Kinch
Chris Thompson • Steve Waller • Chris Slade • Colin Pattenden • Pat King • John Lingwood • Clive Bunker • Dave Flett • Matt Irving • Shona Laing • Richard Marcangelo • Geoff Britton • John Trotter • Geoff Dunn • Pete MayStudio albums Manfred Mann's Earth Band • Glorified Magnified • Messin' • Solar Fire • The Good Earth • Nightingales and Bombers • The Roaring Silence • Watch • Angel Station • Chance • Somewhere in Afrika • Criminal Tango • Masque • Plains Music • Soft Vengeance • 2006Live albums Compilations The Best of Manfred Mann's Earth Band Re-Mastered • The Best of Manfred Mann's Earth Band Re-Mastered Volume II • Odds & Sods - Mis-takes & Out-takesSongs Related articles Categories:- 1970s rock album stubs
- Manfred Mann's Earth Band albums
- 1973 albums
- Vertigo Records albums
- Polydor Records albums
- Bronze Records albums
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