[1] In 2002, XL Recordings re-released the album and as well put out an "Expanded Edition" featuring a bonus disc.

While visiting her old friend Jason Beck, who was enjoying modest European success as Chilly Gonzales in Berlin, Peaches landed a one-night gig.

[3] It incorporates the Roland MC-505 and lo-fi beats in songs such as "AA XXX", which also features a roller-rink electro bassline.

[6] Heather Phares from AllMusic said, "Funny, sexy, outrageous, and danceable (not to mention endlessly quotable) all at once, The Teaches of Peaches is a great introduction to a unique artist who defines herself by gleefully blurring boundaries.

[19] At a performance on July 22, 2015, Trey Anastasio of Phish called The Teaches of Peaches the "greatest album ever".

[20] In 2015, the album won the 2000s category of the inaugural Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize, an annual Canadian music award for classic albums released prior to the creation of the Polaris Music Prize.

[21] The Teaches of Peaches was included on The Guardian's 100 Best Albums of the 21st Century list, based on a 2019 poll of music writers.