{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2011}} {{infobox record label | name = Love Police Records | image = | image_bg = | parent = | founded = 20 September 2004 | founder = Brian Taranto<br>Andy Kent | distributor = Reverberation | genre = Various | country = Australia | location = Surry Hills, Sydney | url = [http://www.lovepolice.com.au/ www.lovepolice.com.au]}} '''Love Police Records''' or '''Love Police Records and Tapes''' is an independent record label based in Surry Hills, Sydney.<ref name="AMO Hist">{{cite web | url=http://www.amo.org.au/labelb144.html | archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20051121130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/44131/20051122-0000/www.amo.org.au/labelb144.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=21 November 2005 | title = Labels :: Love Police Records & Tapes | work = Australian Music Online | accessdate = 29 November 2016 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> It was founded by Brian Taranto in September 2004 as a concept born from a t-shirt design, who was then joined by Andy Kent (of You Am I).<ref name="AMO Hist"/> One of their earliest signings was the Cops, which issued an album, ''Stomp on Tripwires'' (September 2004).<ref name="Donovan"/><ref name="Cops album">{{cite web | url=http://www.amo.org.au/release9cf0.html?id=6404 | archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20051121130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/44131/20051122-0000/www.amo.org.au/release9cf0.html?id=6404 | url-status=dead | archive-date=21 November 2005 | title = Releases :: ''Stomp on Tripwires'' | work = Australian Music Online | accessdate = 29 November 2016 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
In September 2004 Taranto explained why he had started the label, "We started a label because we loved the Cops' demos so much, and we could also see the potential of future releases that involved international artists we tour. It was more of a case of 'Why not, we can do this ourselves' than some master plan to be independent."<ref name="Donovan">{{cite news | url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/09/03/1093939126902.html | title = Building a new bubble – Music | last = Donovan | first = Patrick | work = The Age| date = 6 September 2004 | accessdate = 29 November 2016 }}</ref>
The motto for Love Police Records is: "stop talkin crap, record it, package it, put it out... someone will like it." Love Police Records are distributed by Reverberation in Australia and New Zealand.
==Artists== *The Rolling Blackouts *The Cops *Mylee Grace
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==External links== *[http://www.lovepolice.com.au/ Love Police website] *[http://www.amo.org.au/interview.asp?id=770 Australian Music Online - interview with Brian Taranto]
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Category:Australian independent record labels Category:Companies based in Sydney Category:Indie rock record labels Category:Record labels established in 2004 Category:2004 establishments in Australia