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We've got some new Pieces of Eight merch landing in the store VERY SOON, and you can get preorders in right now if you should desire! CD, vinyl, a songbook, PLUS a limited edition coin and pin set! Go check 'em out
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An image of the Pieces of Eight CD and (separately) vinyl products now available for preorder in the store. The CD case bears the stylised skull image in a tarnished golden colour, while the two CDs themselves are a black with the text of the song titles spiralling around the middle. The vinyl cover also bears the stylised Po8 skull image, while the discs themselves are shown as a bright golden colour. An image of the 3-part harmony songbook, showing the stylised skull image on the front cover (in tarnished gold) on a black background, and an inset image showing the inside of the book and back cover, as evidence that the book does, in fact, contain both song music and lyrics, as well as little bits of text about each of the songs written by members of the band! A photograph of the golden Pieces of Eight coin available in the store. On one side it shows the stylised skull flanked by text saying The Longest Johns and Pieces of Eight, then on the other side is the same skull but surrounded by the eight different illustrations that partnered with each released piece. The Pieces of Eight pin set, which is eight individual segments of a circular coin, in shiny golden metal. In the centre of the segments is the stylised skull, and around them, one on each segment, are the illustrations that went with each individual piece.
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
thelongestjohns.bsky.social
Alright, it's all go this Friday:
1 - The complete Pieces of EIght collection goes live
2 - There's a new video coming
3 - We'll be having a Bandcamp listen-along party as well!
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An overhead picture showing Andy from The Longest Johns with a somewhat uncomfortable, bemused frown on his face (including squinting eyes) as he appears to be lying down on some tarmac and grass. There also appear to be a few scattered golden coins strewn through the shot.
November 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
thelongestjohns.bsky.social
Good news!
This FRIDAY you can get
-Pieces of Eight!
-A new video!
-A special Bandcamp Po8 listen party (head to Bandcamp and click where the arrows show in the third picture!)
found.ee/thelongestjo...

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A collage of all eight images for the pieces, assembled around the central completed coin. There's a lot to describe here, but the coin itself is a golden disc with a stylised skull in the middle, around which are arranged eight different images that depict the different titles and themes of the various pieces. There's a whale, a tavern, mountains, a cave, a lighthouse, tentacles.. and a couple of others that I'm not sure how to describe! The eight coin segments are shown on different backgrounds such as sand, a table with cards, a map, a pan, a cave, salt, blue scales, and purple tentacles. A behind-the-scenes shot of JD and Andy standing outdoors on some tarmac in a car park, with some hedges in the background and cloudy blue skies overhead. They are both wearing winter coats, JD giving a cheeky glance to the camera over his left shoulder while Andy has his arms folded and is looking with a bit of a smirk on his face. A screenshot of the TLJ Bandcamp page for Pieces of Eight showing the band's logo across the top, and the Po8 coin design with a stylised skull in the middle, and big red arrows and a circle indicating the space where you should click if you want to join the Pieces of Eight listening party on Friday 7th of November at 8pm GMT/UTC. There is a small bit of text on the bottom right of this image (and generally in the right side of the page) where you should click to express your interest in joining and be reminded when it goes live!
November 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
thelongestjohns.bsky.social
We're assembling the pieces into one exciting collection, but it's taking a little time to cook... album and merch news will be coming in early November!
Thank you for your patience ❤️

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A lovingly-rendered photomanipulation of the infamous Infinity Gauntlet from such films as Marvel, EXCEPT (and here's the subtle part), it's super wide with like 8 fingers, and on the knuckle of each is, instead of a stone (because who has eight stones, that's silly, and please ignore the Time Stone still on the thumb because your artist was rushing and missed that one), a Piece of Eight, from gigashanty collection Pieces of Eight by The Longest Johns. And in the middle of the back of the hand, instead of the Mind Stone, is the skull from the middle of the Pieces of Eight logo, when fully assembled. Maybe the Time Stone can still be there because we're saying that news is coming in November, and maybe you want to manipulate time to get there faster?
October 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
thelongestjohns.bsky.social
The Pieces are now complete, BUT... some of you have rightly been asking for a neater, more 'assembled' collection. Well there may be some good news coming up on the horizon

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A frankly remarkable piece of Photoshoppery where an image of an idyllic sunrise has been edited to show a glowing Pieces of Eight coin glowing up over the horizon instead, complete with slightly shimmery reflection in the water. In words I can tell you that it looks exactly as if the coin were cast in bright, glowing sunlight and the reflection is uncannily accurate. This would be a lie. Sorry.
October 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
thelongestjohns.bsky.social
The Pieces are complete! Eight EPs of 24 songs now available for you to stream wherever you like! We're working on a tidy collection so you can have them all in one place, but for now thank you for joining us on this journey, and enjoying the music with us!
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A collage of all eight images for the pieces, assembled around the central completed coin. There's a lot to describe here, but the coin itself is a golden disc with a stylised skull in the middle, around which are arranged eight different images that depict the different titles and themes of the various pieces. There's a whale, a tavern, mountains, a cave, a lighthouse, tentacles.. and a couple of others that I'm not sure how to describe! The eight coin segments are shown on different backgrounds such as sand, a table with cards, a map, a pan, a cave, salt, blue scales, and purple tentacles.
October 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
thelongestjohns.bsky.social
In a poignant send-off for Pieces of Eight, the final video, Fiddler's Green, went up last week. Have you seen it yet? How are you doing? Need a hug?
youtu.be/cJr5rA0x2s8?...
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October 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
thelongestjohns.bsky.social
The Pieces of EIght are now complete! Stricken, the final part, is now live and available for you to enjoy (no ETA on Bandcamp upload yet though).
And keep your eyes ready for a new video later!
found.ee/thelongestjo...

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A very purple image. It shows the final Piece of Eight, and eighth of a golden coin, nestled in the purple suckers of a tentacle. The coin itself, perhaps somewhat prophetically, also shows a writhing mass of tentacles bursting forth from the sea.
October 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
thelongestjohns.bsky.social
It's a back-to-back Double Premiere musical treat for you today! Roll into Fiddler's Green at 6pm BST, then straight after join us with Home Free as we Challenge the Sea! See you there shortly!
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Thumbnail for the Fiddlers Green music video, showing some gnarled, rotted wood from the wrecked hull of an old ship. In the middle is what appears to be a porthole. Video thumbnail image for Home Free's new single, Challenge the Sea, featuring The Longest Johns. It shows members of TLJ looking somewhat haggard, bedraggled, and other such evocatively fun words as they sit in a rubber dinghy covered in seaweed, amid rocks. Robbie is pointing skyward and yelling. To the right, members of Home Free are stood in a group, looking at each other as if formulating some kind of plan. Adam Chance, in particular, is looking askance with a good, quizzical glare whilst holding a toothpick in the corner of his mouth. In the background of the picture is a coastline with sea, which may be the subject of said challenge.
October 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
thelongestjohns.bsky.social
One more piece, three more songs, and just four days to wait until Pieces of Eight is complete! A mighty collection of shanties and sea-songs closes out with Stricken this Friday, so please get your presaves in now!
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A very purple image. It shows the final Piece of Eight, and eighth of a golden coin, nestled in the purple suckers of a tentacle. The coin itself, perhaps somewhat prophetically, also shows a writhing mass of tentacles bursting forth from the sea.
September 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
thelongestjohns.bsky.social
One week to go; one piece remaining! The outcome may be Stricken, but these past 8 months have taken us all on an incredible journey and we want to thank you for coming with us ❤️
found.ee/thelongestjo...

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September 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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STRICKEN! The final Piece of Eight will soon be going live, so here's an early chance to presave it! found.ee/thelongestjo...
And the keen-eyed among you may have realised that with that final 'S' the initials of each title spells out the secret message... HAUPBSFS!

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A very purple image. It shows the final Piece of Eight, and eighth of a golden coin, nestled in the purple suckers of a tentacle. The coin itself, perhaps somewhat prophetically, also shows a writhing mass of tentacles bursting forth from the sea.
September 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
thelongestjohns.bsky.social
Alehouse, the second Pieces of Eight collection, is now out for everyone and the new video for Padstow Drinking Song premieres at 6pm BST! We invite you to be there:
youtu.be/O-q34-IJK0M
And listen to the EP here:
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April 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
thelongestjohns.bsky.social
Managed to smuggle out a single, exciting frame from tomorrow's new video...
Have you presaved Brigand yet? It goes live VERY SOON!
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A single frame from Friday's video, showing... a blurry image of the TLJ studio. Why? Couldn't say. There's a dayglo green/yellow square in the background, some kind of artwork on the wall. I'll be real with you here, this picture is intentionally vague which makes it difficult to describe it much detail. But hey, thanks for reading the alt text! I hope you're well!
July 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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@IrisaWiFi @oliv_criss me, I just steal it. #AvastYeLubbers #piecesofeight
December 14, 2024 at 1:03 AM
thelongestjohns.bsky.social
📣NEW UK TOUR ANNOUNCED!
In case you missed it earlier, our new three-piece UNPLUGGED Pieces of Eight tour is now on sale! Go get your tickets today and come see us!
www.thelongestjohns.com/live

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A tour poster showing Robbie, Andy, and JD in front of a brick wall, and below text saying "The Longest Johns 2025 Pieces of Eight Unplugged Tour" It lists venues and dates as follows: 12.06 - Lyme Regis, Marine Theatre 13.06 - Falmouth, Falmouth Sea Shanty Festival 14.06 - Bruton, St Mary's 16.06 - Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms 17.06 - Milton Keynes, The Stables 18.06 - Sheffield, Crookes Social Club 19.06 - London, Cutty Sark 25.06 - Bath, Komedia
March 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
lmclea2.bsky.social
Saturday morning was brought to you by the letter P for Pilates, plus Pirates in a chapter or two of @dougskelton.bsky.social Ship of Thieves, and Pastel de Nata at De Oliveira’s - aaaaargh! #pilates #pirates #piecesofeight #jonasflynt #historicfiction #pasteldenata #potuguesepastry
August 16, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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#Review | Liquidator Music presents "Pieces Of Eight" by Nine Ton Peanut Smugglers, a ska and R&B fueled collection that's a guaranteed source of excitement and fun! #NineTonPeanutSmugglers #PiecesOfEight #LiquidatorMusic #Ska

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May 11, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Get your shot of concentrated SONGS!
youtu.be/MVAK8AIP-gs
Straight from our latest singing stream, it's the newest Just the Songs, full of your favourites!

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August 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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The Pieces keep dropping! We've got a premiere coming up in just a couple of hours for our latest video, Doggerbank: youtu.be/syejregdl_0
And you can listen to Prospect, the fourth Piece of Eight, right now!
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Thumbnail for the Doggerbank music video, showing Robbie, Andy, and JD outdoors on what appears to be a fairly cold, windy day, all pointing at the camera (and, by extension, you).
June 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
thelongestjohns.bsky.social
The Pieces of Eight start dropping this Friday! The first collection, Horizon, can be pre-saved now (please do, it helps us so much!) and we're very excited to go on a new adventure with you all!
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A picture of a gold-coloured circle, on a sandy background. The circle, a coin, is divided into eight segments, seven of which are covered up but one is visible. It's the piece shown in closer detail in the second picture, but has a whale breaching the seas and flopping onto its back, shown in hues of gold. an image depicting an eighth of a weathered, tarnished golden coin, resting on a sandy background. From the middle to about halfway it is a smooth, bright gold, then against a darker background it shows a whale breaching from water, flopping backwards. Small parts of neighbouring images can be seen along the edge, but not in any way that tells you what they are.
March 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
thelongestjohns.bsky.social
We're nearly halfway through the Pieces of Eight! What are you enjoying so far? What are you looking forward to in the future? How are you doing today?
found.ee/thelongestjo...

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n image depicting an eighth of a weathered, tarnished golden coin, resting on a sandy background. From the middle to about halfway it is a smooth, bright gold, then against a darker background it shows a whale breaching from water, flopping backwards. Small parts of neighbouring images can be seen along the edge, but not in any way that tells you what they are. A picture of the artwork for the Alehouse release from the Pieces of Eight collection. It shows a worn-looking table, a small section of a dull grey metal disc that may be a plate, the corners of two playing cards (a King of Diamonds and an Ace of Spades), and in the middle an eighth of a slightly tarnished gold coin. Embossed on it is the image of a simple little building, a tavern with a sign jutting out from the wall above the door, and a lonely cloud in the sky above it. A graphic showing the third Piece of Eight placed near the edge of a map on a table. The table is a roughly hewn greyish-brown wood, while the map is a ragged, frayed piece of parchment with the top left corner (the only corner visible) folded over a little. On it are depictions of clouds and waves, and the coastline of some unknown land. In the centre is a giant image of a compass star, which sits beside the tarnished metal triangle of the coin section. This piece itself shows what appear to be mountains, and perhaps a small section of a skull that just includes the top part of an eye socket.
May 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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I bet you didn't know that once I was a pirate! 🐾🏴‍☠️🦜😀 #DogsofBluesky #dogs #Photography #photo #LakelandTerrier #Terrier #PiecesOfEight
November 29, 2024 at 7:19 PM
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"Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)" is a song by American rock band #Styx, released as the first single from their eighth studio album, #PiecesOfEight (1978). Released in 1978, the single came in two 7" vinyl formats: one with the b-side "Superstars" (a track from #TheGrandIllusion).
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December 25, 2024 at 12:11 AM
thelongestjohns.bsky.social
Have you watched our new video for Hanging Johnny, from our latest part of the Pieces of Eight?! It's an inspiring and uplifting lesson in perseverance when the odds are against you
youtu.be/THb9hHcMFmI

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July 15, 2025 at 4:04 PM