American hard funk, soul, and Afrobeat record label, based in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A., established 2001.

Starting circa 2022, the label logo may appear as "Daptone Recording Co."

History
Made-up of musicians and producers from the now defunct 1990s funk revival pioneer label Desco Records. The label was formed and is run by Gabriel Roth (with his alter-ego "Bosco Mann" doing most of the studio mix work) and Neal Sugarman (aka Sugarman & Roth). The label is home to artists such as Sharon Jones, The Dap-Kings, Lee Fields, Sugarman 3, Antibalas, The Mighty Imperials, and others.

The label's home is in a converted two-family home in Bushwick, Brooklyn. The label's offices occupy the upper floors, and the its analog recording studio, Daptone's House of Soul, is on the ground floor.

Penrose Recorders (aka Daptone West) was established in 2012 by Mann in his hometown of Riverside, California, and Daptone's imprint Penrose Records was formed in 2020 by Mann as the home for its Southern California acts.

Release identification
The majority of Daptone's 7" singles have a generic blue record label. However, all singles are pressed in limited quantities of 1,000–2,000 copies and some in-demand titles have received a second press run with a red-colored label after the initial first pressing had sold out.

Mikey Post, in charge of Daptone's direct sales and distribution, has stated as of February 2019 that their releases are continuously "in-print":
"We started barcoding our records in 2009, so anything released prior to that did not include a barcode, initially (i.e., Budos I + II). However, I'm still pulling stampers from the original 'Mother' plates, so the dead-wax is no different from the first press to the stock in print today...There are very slight differences in the color of the labels throughout the years (as I print all of our labels on an offset machine with stock paper)."