 Friel left the band in December, unhappy with the recent decision to hire Kay Carroll, a friend of Smith's, as their manager.After brief spells with Jonnie Brown and Eric McGann early in the year, 16-year-old roadie Marc Riley took over Friel's position on bass in June 1978.Baines had also left in March, following a "mental breakdown triggered in part by the druggy lifestyle she was leading".