bentz
37 posts
Aug 31, 2011
6:57 AM
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This store had it all! I remember how big it was and all those crate and imported 8 tracks and records. I think it was in the old A&P?
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AllenN71
298 posts
Aug 31, 2011
7:27 PM
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I believe it was the 1978 or 79 Wayne High "Signal" yearbook that had, instead of the solemn profile of an old Chief in a war bonnet on a red background; (I gotta scream) TWO CARTOON PEACHES IN FEATHER HEADBANDS DANCING ON A 45 RPM VINYL RECORD, on a banana yellow background. At the end of that yearbook was a profile of the old chief, chuckling indulgently.
I had always wondered what in Sam Hill inspired my kid sister's classmates to produce this travesty. I thought it might be the Allman Brothers "Eat a Peach" album, but this yearbook theme was pretty plainly "disco" based.
Thanx, Bentz. I think this thread answers that little mystery.
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wolfcreek
12 posts
Sep 08, 2011
2:42 AM
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I remember Peaches, to me, seemed like a death knell for the smaller, locally based head shop/record stores like Golden Rod, Forest, Dingleberrys, etc. It was like WalMart coming to town and destroying the mom & pop stores.
Little did I know that that all record stores, big and small, were on life support even then, and would soon enough be a thing of the past.
hated Peaches warehouse feel, loved its selection.
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lah
6 posts
Nov 09, 2012
5:09 PM
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I remember the first time I went to Peaches on Main. I lived in Athens, my Dad lived near Vandalia. A high school classmate and I drove my vw bug to the big city of Dayton. Dad let me take his big silver 76 tbird to Peaches. My friend and I were in awe. We thought we were so cool driving with the moon roof open. Bought the crates for lps & 8tracks. Still have the lp crate full of records I haven't played in years. But then Dad drove us to a dark little record store on Wayne Ave (I think that's where it was) the next day and that was when we were really in awe. Never went to Peaches again.
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MikeH
47 posts
Nov 09, 2012
5:17 PM
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lah, Is your dad's name John by any chance?
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Mike Harris
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lah
8 posts
Nov 09, 2012
6:16 PM
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MikeH
His name was Pat, he was a bartender and sometimes carpenter.
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Calhoun
80 posts
Nov 14, 2012
4:10 PM
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Amazing coincidence, but I was reading my latest issue of "Goldmine" last night. Lo and behold, there was an ad selling the "Peaches" record crates.
www.peachesrecordcrates.com.
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steeber
1 post
Nov 19, 2012
6:56 PM
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My first Thomas 'Fats' Waller Lp came from Peaches. The store was vast -- created during the last great period of record production. You could get anything. Sadly, I didn't have the money to buy more than a couple of discs.
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Steve K
192 posts
Nov 28, 2012
8:14 AM
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I remember that Mike Losekamp from Green Lyte Sunday was working at Peaches right before they went on strike and closed their doors forever.
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