 In a September 1973 interview with "The Tennessean", Neil Reshen said RCA Records had violated Jennings' contract and talked about the possibility of signing the singer to another label.RCA Nashville director Jerry Bradley and New York-based label executive Mel Ilberman decided to allow Jennings to record at Glaser Sound, and broke RCA's deal with the Engineers Union.Citing Jennings as a precedent, RCA artists requested to be allowed to record in external facilities.