The Long Hello first started in 1973 as a one-off project of Van Der Graaf Generator bandmates David Jackson, Guy Evans & Hugh Banton, supported by friends Piero Messina, Ced Curtis and Nic Potter. In 1980 the name 'The Long Hello' re-emerged as the common title for several other albums by these ex VdGG members separately. In total, 4 albums were released :
The Long Hello (volume 1) by Jackson, Evans and Banton
The Long Hello Volume Two by Nic Potter and Guy Evans
[r=1314909] by David Jackson
The Long Hello Volume Four by Guy Evans and David Jackson