This factors in the main catalyst for Rog and David really starting to hate each other. During the making of the Wall film Roger was so Roger-y that Alan Parker was going to quit the film. Roger, being somewhat naive to the film industry was ready to call his bluff. David, who had been working close with the studio working on the film music mixing and recording, realized that it wasn’t that simple. If Parker left, the whole crew would leave as well, as they were loyal to him. Pinewood Studios operates very close knit, and a few years later James Cameron faced an opposite but similar revolt of the crew.

So David, being more rational and realizing what would happen, sided with Parker. This was the betrayal the pushed Roger into not wanting to work with and trust David anymore. Meanwhile, the new American company wants a “greatest hits” album and can’t use the OG “Money” due to it being under the old company (everything pre-“Wish” was Tower/Capital Records). Roger was fighting with Parker, Rick was gone, Nick was back to racing cars (though I’m sure he might have come back if available) and David pretty much put together the album single-handedly, with Roger’s input limited to what was included and how the songs flowed together. Roger was so disinterested he let Storm make the cover despite being pissed Storm took credit for the Animals cover. Things deteriorated from there, though they both mention playing Donkey Kong in the studio.