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{{Infobox album
| 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|
* [[Hard rock]]
* [[progressive rock]]
* [[jazz rock]]
}}
| length     = 41:16
| label      = [[Vertigo Records|Vertigo]] <small>(UK original release)</small><br />[[Bronze Records|Bronze]] <small>(UK 1977 reissue)</small><br />[[Polydor]] (U.S.)
| producer   = [[Manfred Mann (musician)|Manfred Mann]]
| prev_title = [[Glorified Magnified]]
| prev_year  = 1972
| next_title = [[Solar Fire]]
| next_year  = 1973
| misc       = {{Singles
  | name        = Messin
  | type        = studio
  | single1     = Get Your Rocks Off
  | single1date = 20 April 1973 (UK)
  | single2     = Mardi Gras Day
  | single2date = June 1973 (US)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/greatrockdiscogr00stro/page/514/mode/2up?q=manfred+mann|title=Great Rock Discography|page=514}}</ref>
  }}
}}
{{Album reviews
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]] 
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r74544|pure_url=yes}} Manfred Mann's Earth Band - ''Messin´'' (1973) album review by Bruce Eder, credits & releases] at [[AllMusic]]</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|Christgau's Record Guide]]''
|rev2Score = A−<ref name="CG">{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies]]|publisher=[[Ticknor & Fields]]|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: M|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=M&bk=70|access-date=March 4, 2019|via=robertchristgau.com}}</ref>
|rev3 = ''[[Creem (magazine)|Creem]]''
|rev3Score = unrated<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Robins |first=Wayne |date=August 1973 |title=Manfred Mann's Earth Band: Get Your Rocks Off |url=https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/manfred-manns-earth-band-iget-your-rocks-offi |access-date=25 July 2024 |magazine=[[Creem (magazine)|Creem]]}}</ref>
|rev4 = ''[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
|rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite book |first=Colin |last=Larkin |author-link=Colin Larkin |chapter=Manfred Mann's Earth Band |title=Encyclopedia of Popular Music |year=1998 |publisher=[[The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians|Groves Dictionaries]] |pages=[https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofpo05lark/page/3438/mode/2up 3438–39] |isbn=1-561-59237-4}}</ref>
|rev5 = ''[[Melody Maker]]''
|rev5Score = favourable<ref>{{cite magazine |author=C.W. |date=14 July 1973 |title=Manfred Mann's Earth Band: Messin' |url=https://www.platform-end.co.uk/archive-1/articles-archive/album-reviews/#album1973 |access-date=25 July 2024 |magazine=[[Melody Maker]]}}</ref>
|rev6 = ''[[Georgiy Starostin#Music criticism|Only Solitaire]]{{Broken anchor|date=2025-06-26|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=Georgiy Starostin#Music criticism|reason= The anchor (Music criticism) [[Special:Diff/1297400779|has been deleted]].|diff_id=1297400779}}''
|rev6Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Starostin|first=George|author-link=George Starostin|title=Manfred Mann's Earth Band|url=https://starlingdb.org/music/earth.htm#Messin'|website=Only Solitaire}}</ref>
|rev7 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
|rev7Score = favourable<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Holden |first=Stephen |date=2 August 1973 |title=Manfred Mann's Earth Band: Get Your Rocks Off |url=https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/none/path/sbc9253a956201219/image/i18f0eb11540dc3aa/version/1535998169/rolling-stone-us-get-your-rocks-off-us-release-of-messin-review-1973.jpg |access-date=25 July 2024 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref>
|rev8 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
|rev8Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite book |last=Marsh|first=Dave |author-link=Dave Marsh |editor1-last=Marsh |editor1-first=Dave|editor2-last=Swenson |editor2-first=John |title=[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]] |publisher=[[Random House]] |edition=2th |year=1983 |isbn=0-394-72107-1 |chapter=Manfred Mann|pages=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstoner00mars/page/313 313–314]}}</ref>
|rev9 = ''[[Sounds (magazine)|Sounds]]''
|rev9Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Fielder |first=Hugh |date=1978 |title=And he means it, Mann |url=https://www.platform-end.co.uk/archive-1/articles-archive/album-reviews/#album1978 |access-date=25 July 2024 |magazine=[[Sounds (magazine)|Sounds]]}}</ref>}}

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

"Buddah" also appeared on the [[Vertigo Records|Vertigo]] budget sampler double album ''Suck It and See'', along with tracks by then-labelmates [[Kraftwerk]], [[Jade Warrior (band)|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 (Chain song)|Black and Blue]]", seemingly because the latter was about slavery and deemed unsuitable for the US market.<ref>Robert M Corich, Sleeve notes, ''<nowiki>Messin'</nowiki>'' album, 1998</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1973-06-30|title=Billboard 200 - June 30, 1973|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=August 8, 2017}}</ref>

== UK track listing ==

=== ''Messin''' ===
;Side one
# "Messin{{'"}}<ref>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.</ref> <small>([[Mike Hugg]])</small> – 9:54
# "Buddah" <small>([[Manfred Mann (musician)|Manfred Mann]], [[Mick Rogers (musician)|Mick Rogers]])</small> – 7:01
# "Cloudy Eyes" <small>(Mann)</small> – 5:32
;Side two
# <li value = "4">"Get Your Rocks Off" <small>([[Bob Dylan]])</small> – 2:51
# "Sadjoy" <small>(Mann)</small> – 5:20
# "[[Black and Blue (Chain song)|Black and Blue]]" <small>([[Chain (band)|Chain]]: Barry Sullivan, [[Matt Taylor (musician)|Matt Taylor]], [[Phil Manning (musician)|Phil Manning]], Barry Harvey)</small> – 7:21  <small>(6:44 on the 1998 re-issue)</small>
# "Mardi Gras Day" <small>([[Dr John|Dr John Creaux]])</small> – 3:02
;Bonus Tracks (1998 re-issue)
# <li value = "8">"Pretty Good" <small>([[John Prine]])</small> – 4:11
# "Cloudy Eyes" (single edit) <small>(Mann)</small> – 3:31

== US track listing ==

=== ''Get Your Rocks Off'' ===
;Side one
#"Messin'" <small>(Mike Hugg)</small> – 10:00
#"Pretty Good" <small>(John Prine)</small> – 4:00
#"Sadjoy" <small>([[Manfred Mann (musician)|Manfred Mann]])</small> – 4:30
;Side two
# <li value = "4">"Get Your Rocks Off" <small>([[Bob Dylan]])</small> – 3:00
#"Buddah" <small>(Mann, Mick Rogers)</small> – 7:00
#"Cloudy Eyes" <small>(Mann)</small> – 5:30
#"Mardi Gras Day" <small>(Dr John Creaux)</small> – 3:00

== Personnel ==
;The Earth Band
* [[Manfred Mann (musician)|Manfred Mann]] – [[organ (music)|organ]], [[Minimoog]] [[synthesiser]]
* [[Mick Rogers (musician)|Mick Rogers]] – [[electric guitar]], lead vocals
* [[Colin Pattenden]] – [[bass guitar]]
* [[Chris Slade]] – [[drum kit|drums]]
;Additional musicians
* [[Laurie Scott Baker|Laurie Baker]] – Machines and Zoo on "Messin'&nbsp;"
* Liza Strike – [[backing vocals]]
* [[Vicki Brown (singer)|Vicki Brown]] – backing vocals
* Judith Powell – backing vocals
* Ruby James – backing vocals
;Technical
* Manfred Mann – [[music producer|producer]]
* John Edwards – [[audio engineer|engineer]]
* [[Laurie Latham|Laurence Latham]] – engineer ("Sadjoy")
* Peter Hignett – sleeve concept
* Peter Goodfellow – [[illustration]]
* Re-mastered by: Robert M Corich and Mike Brown

== Charts ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Chart (1973)
! Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|196|artist=Manfred Mann's Earth Band|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 April 2023}}
|}

== Sources ==
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==External links==
* {{Discogs master |master=9276 |name=''Manfred Mann's Earth Band'' - Messin' ''(1973) album releases & credits''|type=album}}
* {{Discogs master |master=3864 |name=''Manfred Mann's Earth Band - ''Get Your Rocks Off'' (1973) album releases & credits'' |type=album}}
* [http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=4742 Manfred Mann's Earth Band - ''Messin''' (1973) album credits & user reviews] at ProgArchives.com
* [https://open.spotify.com/album/27a4GdI1yHY9Om4Jtjpmx6 Manfred Mann's Earth Band - ''Messin''' (1973) album to be listened] on [[Spotify]]

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