Gulf+Western, a conglomerate, bought Paramount Pictures in 1968, and when this took place, both the Dot record label and the jacket logos changed. This was not a smooth changeover, as the remaining old black Dot label blanks were used up. The new label was black with an orange logo in a box above the center hole, the Paramount mountain logo to the right of the Dot Records. At the bottom of the label in white is "DOT RECORDS, A DIVISION OF PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION, HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA 90028". This label was used to the end of 1971.

Near the end of 1971, another corporate change put Dot under Famous Music, which was Paramount Pictures' music publication arm before G+W took over. Now the two seemed to be different divisions under Gulf+Western. The jacket logo and the label logos were changed to eliminate the Paramount mountain, leaving just "DOT RECORDS." The label was the same black, with the "DOT RECORDS" orange logo above the center hole as before, but without the Paramount mountain logo. At the bottom of the label is "A DIVISION OF FAMOUS MUSIC CORPORATION, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10023" This label was used from approximately the end of 1971 to the end of the 26000 series in 1973. At the time the logo changed, the series prefix changed from "DLP-" to "DOS-".

We would appreciate any additions or corrections to this discography. Just send them to us via e-mail. Both Sides Now Publications is an information web page. We are not a catalog, nor can we provide the records listed below. We have no association with Dot Records, which is currently owned by Universal Music Group. Should you want to contact Universal, or should you be interested in acquiring albums listed in this discography (which are all out of print), we suggest you see our Frequently Asked Questions page and follow the instructions found there. This story and discography are copyright 1999, 2003 by Mike Callahan.