| Protocol | |
| Type: | ep |
| Artist: | Simon Phillips |
| Cover: | Protocol (Simon Phillips album).jpg |
| Released: | 1989 |
| Recorded: | The White House 18-22 April 1988 |
| Genre: | Jazz fusion, synthpop |
| Length: | 27:08 |
| Label: | Food for Thought |
| Producer: | Simon Phillips |
| Next Title: | Force Majeure |
| Next Year: | 1992 |
Protocol is the début album/EP from drummer/percussionist Simon Phillips. It was released in 1989 on the Food for Thought label.[1]
Of the release, Phillips calls it "a record of experimental observations" and goes on to say "It was a good feeling to have finally released my first solo CD, and although not what I had originally planned, it was a start to my solo career."[2] Phillips played all instruments on the album.