Messin'

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FieldValue
nameMessin'
typeStudio
artistManfred Mann's Earth Band
coverMessin'.jpg
released15 June 1973
recorded1973
studioMaximum Sound Studios, London
genre{{flat list
length41:16
labelVertigo (UK original release)
Bronze (UK 1977 reissue)
Polydor (U.S.)
producerManfred Mann
prev_titleGlorified Magnified
prev_year1972
next_titleSolar Fire
next_year1973
misc{{Singles
nameMessin
typestudio
single1Get Your Rocks Off
single1date20 April 1973 (UK)
single2Mardi Gras Day
single2dateJune 1973 (US)
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| name = Messin' | type = Studio | artist = Manfred Mann's Earth Band | cover = Messin'.jpg | alt = | released = 15 June 1973 | recorded = 1973 | venue = | studio = Maximum Sound Studios, London | genre = {{flat list|

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

"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. 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.

UK track listing

''Messin'''

;Side one

  1. "Messin (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

Charts

::data[format=table] | Chart (1973) | Peak position | |---|---| ::

Sources

References

  1. "Great Rock Discography".
  2. [{{AllMusic
  3. Christgau, Robert. (1981). "[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies]]". [[Ticknor & Fields]].
  4. Robins, Wayne. (August 1973). "Manfred Mann's Earth Band: Get Your Rocks Off".
  5. Larkin, Colin. (1998). "[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]". [[The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.
  6. C.W.. (14 July 1973). "Manfred Mann's Earth Band: Messin'".
  7. Holden, Stephen. (2 August 1973). "Manfred Mann's Earth Band: Get Your Rocks Off".
  8. Marsh, Dave. (1983). "[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]". [[Random House]].
  9. Fielder, Hugh. (1978). "And he means it, Mann".
  10. Robert M Corich, Sleeve notes, ''Messin''' album, 1998
  11. "Billboard 200 - June 30, 1973".
  12. this piece is based on the track "Messin' Up the Land", recorded by Manfred Mann's previous line-up [[Manfred Mann Chapter Three]] in 1971. The album was shelved before release. So, this track was first released in 2005 as a part of the box set ''[[Odds & Sods – Mis-takes & Out-takes]]''. It furthermore quotes from the Chapter Three track "Konekuf", released in 1969 on the [[Manfred Mann Chapter Three (album). debut album]] of the group.

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