The Long Hello is a studio instrumental album by David Jackson

David Jackson (rock musician)

David Nicholas George Jackson , nicknamed Jaxon, is a British progressive rock saxophonist, flautist, and composer. He is best known for his work with the band Van der Graaf Generator and his work in Music and Disability...

, Hugh Banton

Hugh Banton

Hugh Robert Banton is a British organist and organ builder, most widely known for his work with the group Van der Graaf Generator in the 1970s.-Career:...

, Guy Evans

Guy Evans

Guy Randolph Evans is an English progressive rock drummer, percussionist and composer, and a member of Van der Graaf Generator....

 and Nic Potter

Nic Potter

Nic Potter is a British bassist, composer and painter, best known for his work with the group Van der Graaf Generator in the 1970s.-Career:...

 recorded in August 1973 and released in Italy in 1974 (and Britain and Europe in 1976). It was engineered by Hugh Banton, and it was mixed at Chalk Farm Studios, London.

David Jackson, Hugh Banton, Guy Evans and Nic Potter had all been members of Van der Graaf Generator

Van der Graaf Generator

Van der Graaf Generator are an English progressive rock band, formed in 1967 in Manchester. They were the first act signed to Charisma Records. The band achieved considerable success in Italy during the 1970s...

, but that band had split up in August 1972 (reformed in 1975).

In 1981 Nic Potter and Guy Evans released a sort of follow-up to this album, The Long Hello Volume Two

The Long Hello Volume Two

The Long Hello Volume Two is a studio instrumental album by Guy Evans and Nic Potter released 1981. It was recorded and mixed at Hidden Drive Studios.-Track listing:# "Surfing with Isabelle – 4:12# "Elsham Road" – 3:35...

. There also is a Long Hello Volume Three (David Jackson and Guy Evans, 1982) and Long Hello Volume Four (David Jackson, Guy Evans, and Life of Riley, 1983). The album Gentlemen Prefer Blues (Jackson, Banton, Evans, 1985) is sometimes regarded as a sort of Long Hello Volume Five.

Track listing

1. "The Theme From (Plunge)" (D. Jackson) – 5:31
2. "The O Flat Session" (P. Messina) – 5:32
3. "Morris To Cape" Roth (D. Jackson) – 6:33
4. "Brain Seizure" (H. Banton) – 4:01
5. "Fairhazel Gardens" (D. Jackson and P. Messina) – 7:56
6. "Looking At You" (D. Jackson) – 6:16
7. "I've Lost My Cat" (D. Jackson) – 8:28

Personnel

• David Jackson
  David Jackson (rock musician)
  David Nicholas George Jackson , nicknamed Jaxon, is a British progressive rock saxophonist, flautist, and composer. He is best known for his work with the band Van der Graaf Generator and his work in Music and Disability...
  
   - saxophones, flute, piano
• Hugh Banton
  Hugh Banton
  Hugh Robert Banton is a British organist and organ builder, most widely known for his work with the group Van der Graaf Generator in the 1970s.-Career:...
  
   - all instruments on "Brain Seizure", bass on "The O Flat Session"
• Guy Evans
  Guy Evans
  Guy Randolph Evans is an English progressive rock drummer, percussionist and composer, and a member of Van der Graaf Generator....
  
   - drums
• Nic Potter
  Nic Potter
  Nic Potter is a British bassist, composer and painter, best known for his work with the group Van der Graaf Generator in the 1970s.-Career:...
  
  - bass
• Ced Curtis - electric guitar, bass on "Fairhazel Gardens"
• Piero Messina - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, piano