RECORDS
Independent American label: Probe Records was a subsidiary of ABC / Dunhill Records. It lasted from 1968 to 1970 in the USA, and was devoted to Psychedelic Rock. In Britain its musical scope was somewhat broader, and its lifespan was from 1970 to 1974. Over here Dunhill recordings had appeared on EMI's Stateside label, previous to the advent of Probe; distribution of the new label continued to be through EMI. Probe closed down in 1974 when its parent company started issuing records in Britain on the ABC label proper. It kept the same basic label design throughout its existence but went through two different colour schemes: an early pink one and a late fawn one, the change-over coming in May 1973 at around PRO-591. The perimeter text changed slightly in September of that same year, a reference to 'The Gramophone Co.' at 10 o'clock being replaced by one to 'EMI Records'; PRO-603 was the first single to have the changed text. The difference can be seen by comparing the two fawn-coloured labels above, the demo being in the new style. Numbering for Probe singles was in the PRO-500s, which eventually evolved into the 600s. The label enjoyed four British Chart successes: Three Dog Night's, 'Joy To The World' (PRO-523) got into the Top Thirty in 1971, and the Four Tops scored in 1972 with 'Keeper Of The Castle' (PRO-575) and in 1973 with 'Sweet Understanding Love' (PRO-604); the biggest hit was 'Hey Girl Don't Bother Me', by The Tams (PRO-532), which, in 1971, gave Probe its only Number One. Probe had a short-lived 'Golden Oldies' label, Probe Goldies. Thanks to Robert Lyons For The Info.
| 70 | Bush | I Can Here You Calling | PROBE | PRO | 501 |
| 70 | James Gang | Funk 49 | PROBE | PRO | 502 |
| 70 | Grass Roots | Come On And Say It | PROBE | PRO | 503 |
| 70 | Freedom | Frustrated Woman | PROBE | PRO | 504 |
| 70 | Steely Dan | Do It Again | PROBE | PRO | 505 |
| 70 | Roe Tommy | Gonna Keep Rolling Along | PROBE | PRO | 506 |
| 70 | Country Coalition | Age Of Angels | PROBE | PRO | 507 |
| 70 | Smith | Comin' Back To Me | PROBE | PRO | 508 |
| 70 | Atlee | Rip You Up | PROBE | PRO | 509 |
| 70 | Steppenwolf | Who Needs Ya | PROBE | PRO | 510 |
| 70 | Three Dog Night | One Man Band | PROBE | PRO | 511 |
| 71 | Elliot Cass Mama | Good Times Are Comin' | PROBE | PRO | 512 |
| 71 | Mason Dave & Cass Elliot | Something To Make You Happy | PROBE | PRO | 513 |
| 71 | Lancelot Like | Sha-La I Love You | PROBE | PRO | 514 |
| 71 | Grass Roots | Temptation Eyes | PROBE | PRO | 515 |
| 71 | King B.B. | Chains And Things | PROBE | PRO | 516 |
| 71 | Roe Tommy | Little Miss Goody Two Shoes | PROBE | PRO | 517 |
| 71 | Barry John | Theme From The Last Valley | PROBE | PRO | 518 |
| 71 | Elliot Cass Mama | Easy Come Easy Go | PROBE | PRO | 519 |
| 71 | Rhodes Emmitt Emitt | Fresh As A Daisy | PROBE | PRO | 520 |
| 71 | Arkade | Morning Of Our Lives | PROBE | PRO | 521 |
| 71 | Blues Magoos | Can'T Get Enough Of You | PROBE | PRO | 522 |
| 71 | Three Dog Night | Joy To The World | PROBE | PRO | 523 |
| 71 | Charles Ray | Don'T Change On Me | PROBE | PRO | 524 |
| 71 | Steppenwolf | Snowblind | PROBE | PRO | 525 |
| 71 | Witherspoon Jimmy | Handbags And Gladrags | PROBE | PRO | 526 |
| 71 | Roe Tommy | Greatest Love | PROBE | PRO | 527 |
| 71 | King B.B. | Ask Me No Questions | PROBE | PRO | 528 |
| 71 | Rhodes Emmitt Emitt | With My Face On The Floor | PROBE | PRO | 529 |
| 71 | Hamilton Joe Frank & Reynolds | Funk-In-Wagnal | PROBE | PRO | 530 |
| 71 | Love'S Children | Soul Is Love | PROBE | PRO | 531 |
| 71 | Tams | What Kind Of Fool Do You Think I Am | PROBE | PRO | 532 |
| 71 | James Gang | Walk Away | PROBE | PRO | 533 |
| 71 | Steppenwolf | Ride With Me | PROBE | PRO | 534 |
| 72 | Mccormack Gayle | Gonna Be Alright Now | PROBE | PRO | 535 |
| 71 | Three Dog Night | Liar | PROBE | PRO | 536 |
| 71 | Elliot Mama Cass | One Way Ticket | PROBE | PRO | 537 |
| 71 | Roe Tommy | Back Streets And Alleys | PROBE | PRO | 538 |
| 72 | Charles Ray | The Long And Winding Road | PROBE | PRO | 539 |
| 71 | Harris Richard | Why Did You Leave Me | PROBE | PRO | 540 |
| 71 | Robinson Andrea | Fire And Rain | PROBE | PRO | 541 |
| 71 | Tams | Lugh It Off | PROBE | PRO | 542 |
| 72 | Mccormick Gayle | It'S A Crying Shame | PROBE | PRO | 543 |
| 71 | Steppenwolf | For Ladies Only | PROBE | PRO | 544 |
| 71 | Mccormick Gayle | It'S A Cryin' Shame | PROBE | PRO | 545 |
| 71 | King B.B. | Ain'T Nobody At Home | PROBE | PRO | 546 |
| 71 | Haskell Jimmie | William Tell Overture | PROBE | PRO | 547 |
| 71 | Three Dog Night | An Old Fashioned Love Song | PROBE | PRO | 548 |
| 72 | Hamilton Joe Frank & Reynolds | Daisy Mae | PROBE | PRO | 549 |
| 72 | Cherokee | Girl I'Ve Got News For You | PROBE | PRO | 550 |
| 72 | Holman Eddie | Lonely Girl | PROBE | PRO | 551 |
| 72 | Mamas & Papas | Shooting Star | PROBE | PRO | 552 |
| 72 | Grass Roots | Two Divided By Love | PROBE | PRO | 553 |
| 72 | Three Dog Night | Never Been To Spain | PROBE | PRO | 554 |
| 72 | Roe Tommy | We Can Make Music | PROBE | PRO | 555 |
| 72 | Sapphires | Gotta Have Your Love | PROBE | PRO | 556 |
| 72 | Hamiltom Joe Franks & Reynilds | One Good Woman | PROBE | PRO | 557 |
| 72 | Kay John | I'M Movin' On | PROBE | PRO | 558 |
| 72 | Houston Thelma | Jumpin' Jack Flash | PROBE | PRO | 559 |
| 72 | Three Dog Night | Never Dreamed You'D Leave In Summer | PROBE | PRO | 560 |
| 72 | Grass Roots | Glory Bound | PROBE | PRO | 561 |
| 72 | Steely Dan | Dallas | PROBE | PRO | 562 |
| 72 | Gladstone | Piece Of Paper | PROBE | PRO | 563 |
| 72 | Lambert Dennis | Dream On | PROBE | PRO | 564 |
| 72 | Rhodes Emmitt | Tame The Lion | PROBE | PRO | 565 |
| 72 | Charles Ray | Look What They Done To My Song | PROBE | PRO | 566 |
| 72 | Gregory Don | Soul Line | PROBE | PRO | 567 |
| 72 | Gladstone | Marietta Station | PROBE | PRO | 568 |
| 72 | Grass Roots | Runaway | PROBE | PRO | 569 |
| 72 | Four Tops | All The Broken Children | PROBE | PRO | 570 |
| 72 | Steppenwolf | Monster | PROBE | PRO | 571 |
| 72 | Three Dog Night | Tulsa Turnaround | PROBE | PRO | 572 |
| 72 | King B B | Summer In The City | PROBE | PRO | 573 |
| 72 | Birtha | Tuesday | PROBE | PRO | 574 |
| 72 | Four Tops | Keeper Of The Castle | PROBE | PRO | 575 |
| 72 | Cashman & West | American City Suite | PROBE | PRO | 576 |
| 73 | Steely Dan | Do It Again | PROBE | PRO | 577 |
| 73 | Cashman & West | Song Man | PROBE | PRO | 578 |
| 73 | Four Tops | I Think I Must Be Dreaming | PROBE | PRO | 579 |
| 73 | Porter Nolan | If I Could Only Be Sure | PROBE | PRO | 580 |
| 73 | Harris Richard | How I Spent My Summer | PROBE | PRO | 581 |
| 73 | Shakers [ Us ] | One Wonderful Moment | PROBE | PRO | 582 |
| 73 | Grass Roots | Love Is What You Make It | PROBE | PRO | 583 |
| 73 | Impressions | People Get Ready | PROBE | PRO | 584 |
| 73 | Mann Charles | Say You Love Me To | PROBE | PRO | 585 |
| 73 | Four Tops | Ain'T No Woman | PROBE | PRO | 586 |
| 73 | Steely Dan | Reelin' In The Years | PROBE | PRO | 587 |
| 73 | Tams | Don'T You Just Know It | PROBE | PRO | 588 |
| 73 | Bartha | My Man Told Me | PROBE | PRO | 589 |
| 73 | Minnelli Liza | Maybe This Time | PROBE | PRO | 590 |
| 73 | St James William | Here | PROBE | PRO | 591 |
| 73 | Three Dog Night | Our B Side | PROBE | PRO | 592 |
| 73 | Kay John | Moonshine | PROBE | PRO | 593 |
| 73 | Houston Thelma | Save The Country | PROBE | PRO | 594 |
| 73 | Jackson Chuck | I Only Get The Feeling | PROBE | PRO | 595 |
| 73 | Four Tops | Are You Man Enough | PROBE | PRO | 596 |
| 73 | Tribe | Koke | PROBE | PRO | 597 |
| 73 | Bertha | Dirty Work | PROBE | PRO | 598 |
| 73 | Cashman & West | King Of Rock And Roll | PROBE | PRO | 599 |
| 73 | Walsh Joe | Rocky Mountain Way | PROBE | PRO | 600 |
| 73 | Kay John | Easy Evil | PROBE | PRO | 601 |
| 73 | Steely Dan | Show Biz Kids | PROBE | PRO | 602 |
| 73 | King B.B. | To Know You Is To Love You | PROBE | PRO | 603 |
| 73 | Four Tops | Sweet Understanding Love | PROBE | PRO | 604 |
| 73 | Sonama | Love For You | PROBE | PRO | 605 |
| 73 | Steely Dan | My Old School | PROBE | PRO | 606 |
| 73 | Three Dog Night | Storybook Feeling | PROBE | PRO | 607 |
| 74 | Austin Patti | Music To My Heart | PROBE | PRO | 608 |
| 74 | Sapphires | Slow Fizz | PROBE | PRO | 609 |
| 74 | Not Issued | PROBE | PRO | 610 | |
| 74 | Walsh Joe | Meadows | PROBE | PRO | 611 |
| 74 | Four Tops | Am I My Brother'S Keeper | PROBE | PRO | 612 |
| 74 | King B.B. | I Like To Live The Love | PROBE | PRO | 613 |
| 74 | Donaldson Bo & Heywoods | Deeper And Deeper | PROBE | PRO | 614 |
| 74 | Wright Bobby | Live And Let Live | PROBE | PRO | 615 |
| 74 | Orleans | If | PROBE | PRO | 616 |
| 74 | Jackson Chuck | I Can'T Break Away | PROBE | PRO | 617 |
| 74 | Dozier Lamont | Trying To Hold On To My Woman | PROBE | PRO | 618 |
| 74 | Cashman & West | Is It Raining In New York City | PROBE | PRO | 619 |
| 74 | Three Dog Night | Show Must Go On | PROBE | PRO | 620 |
| 74 | Four Tops | One Chain Don'T Make No Prison | PROBE | PRO | 621 |
| 74 | Steely Dan | Rikki Don'T Lose That Number | PROBE | PRO | 622 |
| 71 | The Hollies | You Know The Score | PROBE | SPSR | 340 |
