Brian Protheroe Pinball -- (Chrysalis, 1974) CHR1065

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3 Prior to his $areer as an a$tor on the sil'er an& s4all s$reen in Britain, Brian Protheroe 5as a
#o# sin6er(son65riter #ri4arily ins#ire& by Pa%l M$Cartney, so4ethin6 that he 5as not alone in
&%rin6 the early 770s8 He sits $o49ortably alon6si&e s%$h British tro%ba&o%rs as :lton ;ohn, )l
1te5art, an& <ilbert .71%lli'an, an& obs$%rities li"e ;ohn Ho5ar&, 5ho alon6 5ith Protheroe 5as
re'i'e& on RPM7s e=$ellent so9t ro$" install4ent in their *i#s4a$"in 707s series, !0037s >i6?a6@ !0
;%n"sho# 1o9t Ro$" 1in6les 1970-19748 Protheroe7s e=A%isite 3Pinball3 o#ene& %# >i6?a6, settin6
the 5heels in 4otion 9or :MB7s !006 set, Pinball an& .ther 1tories, the 9irst CC $o4#ilation o9
Protheroe7s 5or" to see release on CC8 Dnli"e Ho5ar&, 5ho tr%ly 5as a 4a'eri$", Protheroe 5as
A%intessentially :n6lish in his %n&erstate4ent an& i4#e$$able taste, borro5in6 the best 9ro4
M$Cartney, 5hether it7s his balla& style or his en&%rin6 taste 9or 'a%&e'ille $a4#8 B%t 9ar 9ro4
bein6 a 4ess o9 a99e$tations an& in9l%en$es, Protheroe 5as a shar# $ra9ts4an o9 so9t #o#,
blesse& 5ith a 6i9t 9or 4elo&y an& a 5ry 5it, alon6 5ith #ossessin6 a 9on&ness 9or l%sh, layere&
#ro&%$tions that 4a"es hi4 a A%intessentially 770s sin6er(son65riter, yet the $ra9tiness behin& his
4%si$ 4eans that this $olle$tion o9 hi6hli6hts 9ro4 his 770s alb%4s is 9ar 9ro4 a 4ere arti9a$t@ the
$ra9t hel#s these son6s trans$en& their era o9 ori6in e'en i9 the so%n& o9 the re$or&in6s e99ortless
e'o"es its ti4e8 /hi$h, o9 $o%rse, is a lar6e #art o9 the a##eal o9 Pinball -- this s4artly sele$te&
$olle$tion o9 hi6hli6hts sho5$ases Protheroe at his best as a #o# $ra9ts4an, an& e'en i9 he7s
har&ly the 6eni%s o9 M$Cartney, or as $o44er$ial as either :lton or .71%lli'an or as e$$entri$ as
1te5art, 9ans o9 any o9 those 9o%r 770s #o# son65riters 5ill 9in& this #retty $lose to irresistible8 E
1te#hen +ho4as :rle5ine 3
Release& in 1974, Pinball 5as a 'ery 4inor hit (n%4ber !! 9or a 5ee") in the D08 Bt ha& no $hart
a$tion in the D18 Bt is the title $%t o9 an alb%4 also $alle& Pinball, 5hi$h li"e the non-hit sin6le
ten&s to5ar& the A%iet, intros#e$ti'e si&e o9 6la48 Protheroe &i& t5o 4ore alb%4s an& they sti99e&
har&er than his &eb%t8 .ne o9 the reasons 9or Protheroe7s la$" o9 s%$$ess is that he 5as at heart
an a$tor an& 5o%l& rather s#en& his ti4e on sta6e &oin6 1ha"es#eare, Che"ho', an& Pinter than
#layin6 the ol7 sin6 son68 +h%s Pinball, as his other re$or&s, 5as 4a&e bet5een a$tin6 6i6s8
Protheroe7s last bi6 theatri$al s#lashF He #laye& 1ar%4an in +he *or& o9 +he Rin6
Brian Protheroe Pinball (Chrysalis, 1974)
18 Clo6 Can$er
!8 Money *o'e
38 Moon .'er Malib%
48 Mi$"ey Collar Crea4s
58 <oo&bye 1%r#rise
68 Pinball
78 0inotata
G8 Chan6in6 My +%ne
98 Mon"ey
108 *a&y Bella&onna
118 -ly 2o5
1!8 Bnter'ie5 ( )lso Bn +he li4eli6ht
138 /ron6 0inotata