Z książki VDGG the Book : We did a few rehersals in January 1977. Almost immedialetly, though they were dealt another setback when David Jackson decided to quit. " We did a few days rehersal, and then I left" remeber David. "It didn't make sense to me, it wasn't working for me. I wasn't happy with the sound \. I had an established territory wich was no longer there with the violin being there. Everyone sort of change. Peter was playing much more guitar and he had to because there was no other chordal instrument in band. So it was an anormous shock and I didn't have the heart for it "
Wytwórnia widziała to jednak nieco inaczej stracili pieniądze w Kanadzie i Włoszech, ukradziono im sprzęt... Jeśli nie masz co położyć na stół, a twój dom może zostac zlicytowany a masz małe dziecko to zmieniają się priorytety...w tydzień później Dave znalzł pracę jako kierowca ... Peter Hammill wspominał w 1977 roku: "He decided he didn't want to miss his son growing up, being away from home nine months a year, he just had to stop. He's really stopped playing, which is a loss to music in general.
To chyba nieco rozjaśni Wam powody odejścia ....... Nie tłumaczę z angielskiego bo chyba dosyć zrozumiałe...