Dooto Records

American record label from Los Angeles, California, which specialized in blues, jazz, doo-wop, pop, gospel and "chitlin' circuit" comedy.

For bootlegs and repros for this label, please use Dooto Records (2).

Originally founded as Walter "Dootsie" Williams in the Watts section of Los Angeles in 1951; it underwent a name change in January 1957 to avoid legal action from the similarly-named Duo-Tone Records. Although the label's glory years were in the late 1950s, it survived into the mid-seventies, mainly by repackaging and reissuing Redd Foxx material before finally closing down in 1975.

Associated with the reissue label Authentic Records (9).

45 RPM Catalog Number, Date and Label Identification:
412 through 416 (1957): Maroon and silver label.
417 through 440 (1957–1958): Yellow label with logo in red oval.
441 through 452 (1958–1959): Yellow label with logo in blue oval.
453 through 465 (1959–1961): Black label with multi-color print.
472 and higher (1962 forward): Maroon label with multi-color print.
700 series (1958–1959) Yellow label with logo in blue oval.
Dooto was previously Dootone, and the number series is continued for Dootone's numbering. 466 through 471 were on Dootone instead of Dooto. Some of the changeover numbers are approximate, since many of Dooto's releases were comedy, etc., and we were unable to locate copies of those records.