Originally a side project produced by Van der Graaf Generator players Guy Evans, Hugh Banton, Nic Potter, and David Jackson while bandleader Peter Hammill was away making solo details following the release of Pawn Hearts, and originally marketed prominently via the Van der Graaf connection, the Longer Hello became the umbrella name for some instrumental details centered about virtuoso drummer Evans (with bassist Potter in Vol. 2). By Vol. 3, a lot of the cable connections with Truck der Graaf Generator have been left behind.