[1] 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).
[1] One of their earliest signings was the Cops, which issued an album, Stomp on Tripwires (September 2004).
[2][3] 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.
"[2] 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.