Vince Peach is a soul music enthusiast, record collector, radio presenter and DJ in

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. Peach came to Australia from

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in 1982, bringing his vinyl record collection. He presents the program ''Soul Time'' on Melbourne radio station PBS FM, which he has presented for 30 years. As a mark of respect, he is sometimes referred to as "''Vince 'The Prince' Peach''". Peach was first part of the

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scene in Liverpool, where he travelled every weekend to the Twisted Wheel club and absorbed the beginnings of Northern Soul, evidently taking the role of DJ in the club. He started playing his music on the Melbourne community radio station PBS FM in 1984 and DJs in venues around Melbourne, and his program ''Soul Time'' , is believed to be the longest running soul show in the world. With the introduction of radio streaming through the internet, his program became a focus for fans of across Australia, reaching the strong British

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. Peach is featured in the

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documentary ''25 Years of Soul Time''ABC documentary celebrating legendary soul DJ Vince Peach's 25 years on the air youtube 20 August 2009
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