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1973 studio album by Manfred Mann's Earth Band From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Messin' is a rock album released in 1973 by Manfred Mann's Earth Band.
Messin' | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 15 June 1973 | |||
Recorded | 1973 | |||
Studio | Maximum Sound Studios, London | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 41:16 | |||
Label | Vertigo (UK original release) Bronze (UK 1977 reissue) Polydor (U.S.) | |||
Producer | Manfred Mann | |||
Manfred Mann's Earth Band chronology | ||||
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Singles from Messin | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Christgau's Record Guide | A−[3] |
Creem | unrated[4] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
Melody Maker | favourable[6] |
Only Solitaire | [7] |
Rolling Stone | favourable[8] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [9] |
Sounds | [10] |
"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]
Chart (1973) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[14] | 196 |
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