Definitions for "The Long Goodbye"
The Long Goodbye (ISBN 0-394-75768-8) is a 1954 novel by Raymond Chandler, centered on his famous detective Philip Marlowe. Feelings on it are mixed. While some consider it not on the level of The Big Sleep or Farewell, My Lovely, others rank it as the best of his work.http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/06/22/reviews/chandler-goodbye.html April 25, 1954 review of The Long Goodbye in the New York Times It is notable for using hard-boiled detective fiction as a vehicle for social criticism.
The Long Goodbye (The Symphonic Music of Procol Harum) was released in 1996. Strictly speaking, this is not a Procol Harum album; it was produced by Gary Brooker with various guest musicians many of whom are or were members of Procol Harum. For example Robin Trower and Matthew Fisher appear on only on one track - Repent Walpurgis, which Fisher composed.
The Long Goodbye is the second album by indie rock band The Essex Green. It was released in May of 2003 on Merge Records.