Original sentence: At this point RCA dropped the band, and their future looked bleak.By August 1973 the band members were in Cincinnati, and managed to persuade Call to return.In 1970 the first PPL lineup was Fuller, McGrail, Powell, Phil Stokes on bass, and Robin Suskind on guitar and mandola.Lanham replaced Stokes who left at the same time.Mick Ronson of David Bowie and Mott the Hoople fame contributed string arrangements and Michael Reilly, who would become the longtime bass player and front man for the band, joined the band in early September 1972 after the record's completion.The second album, Bustin Out was produced, like their debut, by Bob Ringe and featured a trio of Fuller, Powell and William Frank (Billy) Hinds (drums, percussion).requirements, and was not inclined to rejoin at this juncture (he was eventually given a full pardon by President Gerald Ford)
Edited sentence: At this point RCA dropped the band and their future looked bleak.By August 1973 the band members were in Cincinnati and managed to persuade Call to return.In 1970 the first official PPL lineup was Fuller, McGrail, Powell, Phil Stokes on bass, and Robin Suskind on guitar and mandola.Jim Lanham replaced Stokes who left at the same time.Mick Ronson, of David Bowie and Mott the Hoople fame, contributed string arrangements and Michael Reilly, who would become the longtime bass player and front man for the band, joined them in early September 1972 after the record's completion.The second album, Bustin Out, was produced, like their debut, by Bob Ringe and featured a trio of Fuller, Powell and William Frank (Billy) Hinds (drums, percussion).requirements and was not inclined to rejoin at this juncture (he was eventually given a full pardon by President Gerald Ford)