Members: Guy Evans, Hugh Banton, David Jackson

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
The Long Hello Volume Three by David Jackson
The Long Hello Volume Four by Guy Evans and David Jackson