▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁the ▁band ' s ▁agent ▁Mar v ▁He iman ▁secured ▁them ▁an ▁aud ition ▁with ▁Curt om ▁Records ▁arr anger ▁Don ny ▁H ath away . ▁He iman ▁states ▁that ▁H ath away ▁came ▁by ▁the ▁Th umb s ▁Up ▁club ▁and ▁was ▁very ▁im pressed ▁by ▁the ▁act , ▁and ▁got ▁Curt om ▁Records ▁head ▁Curt is ▁May field ▁to ▁come ▁the ▁following ▁night . ▁May field ▁wanted ▁to ▁sign ▁Baby ▁H ue y , ▁but ▁not ▁the ▁band . ▁Although ▁the ▁band ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁recording ▁of ▁R ame y ' s ▁debut ▁album , ▁there ▁were ▁feelings ▁of ▁une ase ▁among ▁them , ▁and ▁Jones ▁quit ▁the ▁band ▁during ▁the ▁recording . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁likely ▁that ▁Ross ▁had ▁quit ▁some ▁time ▁before . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁R ame y ▁had ▁developed ▁an ▁add iction ▁to ▁hero in , ▁and ▁his ▁weight ▁had ▁increased ▁to ▁over ▁. ▁He ▁began ▁regularly ▁missing ▁gig s ▁or ▁turning ▁up ▁late , ▁and , ▁at ▁the ▁ins istence ▁of ▁his ▁band m ates , ▁briefly ▁entered ▁re h abil itation ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁hero in ▁problem , ▁R ame y ▁was ▁also ▁drink ing . ▁ ▁Mel v yn ▁Jones ▁had ▁described ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁that ▁once ▁while ▁pour ing ▁his ▁breakfast ▁c ere al , ▁R ame y ' s ▁drug ▁k it ▁fell ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁box . ▁