# Vince Peach

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**Vince Peach** is a soul music enthusiast, record collector, radio presenter and DJ in Melbourne, Australia.

Peach came to Australia from Liverpool in 1982, bringing his vinyl record collection. He presents the program *Soul Time* on Melbourne radio station [PBS FM](/source/PBS_106.7FM), which he has presented for 40 years.[1] As a mark of respect, he is sometimes referred to as "*Vince 'The Prince' Peach*".[2][3]

Peach was first part of the [Mod revival](/source/Mod_revival) scene in Liverpool, where he travelled every weekend to the [Twisted Wheel](/source/Twisted_Wheel_Club) club and absorbed the beginnings of [Northern Soul](/source/Northern_Soul),[4] evidently taking the role of DJ in the club.[5]

He started playing his music on the Melbourne community radio station PBS FM in 1984 and [DJs](/source/DJ) in venues around Melbourne, and his program *Soul Time*, is believed to be the longest running soul show in the world.[6] With the introduction of radio streaming through the internet, his program became a focus for fans of across Australia, reaching the strong British [diaspora](/source/Diaspora) in Perth, Western Australia.[7]

Peach is featured in the [ABC Television](/source/ABC_Television_(Australian_TV_network)) documentary *25 Years of Soul Time*[8]

## References

1. [PBS 106.7FM, 'Soul-A-Go-Go Live celebrating 30 years of Vince Peach!' 2 August 2014](http://www.pbsfm.org.au/node/36653)

1. ["Vince 'The Prince' Peach Archives"](http://speakertv.com/tag/vince-the-prince-peach)

1. [Promotional poster for 'Soul in the Basement' 15th Birthday (Thursday, 9 July 2015) at Cherry Bar](http://cherrybar.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Soul-July9_Web.jpg)

1. *MOD: A Very British Style* (Google eBook) Richard Weight Random House, 28 March 2013 p.182

1. *Too darn soulful: the story of Northern soul* David Nowell Robson, 1999, p.299

1. [*Soul Time*, Presented by Vince Peach, PBS FRM](http://www.pbsfm.org.au/soultime)

1. *To the Ends of the Earth: Northern Soul and Southern Nights in Western Australia* (Google eBook) Paul Mercieca, Anne Chapman, Marnie O'Neill, University Press of America, 4 April 2013 p.53

1. [ABC documentary celebrating legendary soul DJ Vince Peach's 25 years on the air youtube 20 August 2009](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0xIVrG17Gc)

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