Messin'

Messin'
Studio album by
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Released15 June 1973
Recorded1973
StudioMaximum Sound Studios, London
Genre
Length41:16
LabelVertigo (UK original release)
Bronze (UK 1977 reissue)
Polydor (U.S.)
ProducerManfred Mann
Manfred Mann's Earth Band chronology
Glorified Magnified
(1972) 		Messin'
(1973) 		Solar Fire
(1973)
Singles from Messin
  1. "Get Your Rocks Off"
    Released: 20 April 1973 (UK)
  2. "Mardi Gras Day"
    Released: June 1973 (US)[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideA−[3]
Creemunrated[4]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
Melody Makerfavourable[6]
Only Solitaire[7]
Rolling Stonefavourable[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]
Sounds[10]

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.[11] 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.[12]

  1. ^ "Great Rock Discography". p. 514.
  2. ^ Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Messin´ (1973) album review by Bruce Eder, credits & releases at AllMusic
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 4 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ Robins, Wayne (August 1973). "Manfred Mann's Earth Band: Get Your Rocks Off". Creem. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). "Manfred Mann's Earth Band". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Groves Dictionaries. pp. 3438–39. ISBN 1-561-59237-4.
  6. ^ C.W. (14 July 1973). "Manfred Mann's Earth Band: Messin'". Melody Maker. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  7. ^ Starostin, George. "Manfred Mann's Earth Band". Only Solitaire.
  8. ^ Holden, Stephen (2 August 1973). "Manfred Mann's Earth Band: Get Your Rocks Off". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  9. ^ Marsh, Dave (1983). "Manfred Mann". In Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (eds.). The Rolling Stone Album Guide (2th ed.). Random House. pp. 313–314. ISBN 0-394-72107-1.
  10. ^ Fielder, Hugh (1978). "And he means it, Mann". Sounds. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  11. ^ Robert M Corich, Sleeve notes, Messin' album, 1998
  12. ^ "Billboard 200 - June 30, 1973". Billboard. Retrieved 8 August 2017.