Editing Badfinger (section)

===Departure of Griffiths and hiring of Molland===
At the end of October 1969, Griffiths, who was the sole married occupant of the communal group's home and also was raising a child (b. December 1968), left the group. His responsibilities created friction, mainly between Griffiths's wife, Evans, and manager Collins. Griffiths later said: "Tommy [Evans] created the bad blood. He'd convinced the others that [I was] not one of the boys anymore."{{sfn|Katz|1997}} Drummer Gibbins remembered that he wasn't even consulted about the decision: "I was considered a nothing head at that point. I wasn't even worth conversing with."{{sfn|Matovina|2000|p=66}}

As the release date of "Come and Get It" was approaching, the Iveys looked for a replacement for Griffiths. After unsuccessfully auditioning a number of bassists, they hired guitarist [[Joey Molland]], who was previously with Gary Walker & the Rain, the Masterminds,<ref name="BruceEderBillboardBiog">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=badfinger|bio=true}}|title=Biography|first=Bruce|last=Eder|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=21 April 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110416044749/http://www.billboard.com/| archive-date= 16 April 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> and the Fruit-Eating Bears.{{sfn|Matovina|2000|p=69}} His addition required Evans to shift from rhythm guitar to bass.<ref name="BruceEderBillboardBiog"/>