Love Records

[1] It specialized in Finnish rock and also released jazz, leftist political songs, and ethnic music.

It was founded in October 1966 by journalist Atte Blom [fi], jazz drummer Christian Schwindt and composer and all-round music personality Henrik Otto Donner.

The first release was an LP consisting of the songs of Kaj Chydenius, sung by Kaisa Korhonen, Kalle Holmberg and Vesa-Matti Loiri.

In the 1970s Love Records released most of the important Finnish rock bands and artists: Suomen Talvisota 1939–1940, Pekka Streng, Rauli Badding Somerjoki, Hector, Hurriganes, Dave Lindholm, Juice Leskinen, Kaseva, Maarit; more progressive rock bands such as Tabula Rasa, Finnforest and Piirpauke; "the godfather of Finnish underground", M.A.

Numminen; and later on also such punk and new wave artists as Maukka Perusjätkä, and also Briard and Pelle Miljoona, which were Andy McCoy's bands before Hanoi Rocks .