This Rough Guide captures a whole menagerie of animals, both large and small, which provided the inspiration for many classic early blues recordings. From the mighty alligator to the lowly bedbug, these songs provide an intriguing insight into this weird, wonderful and often hilarious association.
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Recommended equipment and accessories
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Denon DP-400
Featuring a high-precision, belt-driven mechanism and an adjustable tonearm that ensures optimal tracking and minimal resonance
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Cartridges - Top Picks
A selection of turnatble cartridges that provide great performance and sound quality
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Ortofon 2M Red Cartridge
Features an elliptical stylus that accurately tracks the grooves of vinyl records, delivering a rich, detailed sound with an output voltage of 5.5 mV
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Pro-Ject Debut Carbon EVO
Featuring a one-piece carbon fiber tonearm, precision-tuned motor, and a heavy steel platter with TPE damping, it ensures superior stability and sound quality.
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Nagaoka MP-110H Cartridge
Features a high-quality elliptical stylus that provides excellent tracking and minimizes distortion, delivering a detailed sound reproduction with an output voltage of 5.0 mV
Featured Upcoming Vinyl
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Wesley Joseph Forever Ends Someday
Secretly Canadian
April 10, 2026 -
Indiana Mandy Urgh
Sacred Bones
February 20, 2026 -
Held. Grey (Cyan)
Mnrk Heavy
May 15, 2026 -
Ora Cogan Hard Hearted Woman
Sacred Bones
March 13, 2026 -
Minami Kitasono Meridian
Jet Set
February 27, 2026 -
Girl Group Think They'Re Looking Let's Perform / Little Sticky Pictures
Polydor Import
April 3, 2026 -
Bill Orcutt Music In Continuous Motion
Palilalia
March 13, 2026 -
The Enemy Social Disguises
The Enemy
February 27, 2026 -
Pro-Pain Stone Cold Anger
Napalm Records
May 15, 2026 -
Seamus Fogarty Ships
Lost Map Records
March 13, 2026 -
Voxtrot Dreamers in Exile
Cult Hero Records
February 27, 2026 -
Guns N' Roses Nothin' / Atlas (Canary Yellow 7")
Geffen
April 3, 2026 -
John Andrews & the Yawns Streetsweeper
Earth Libraries
April 3, 2026 -
Gangloff & Schenker & Sheppard Universal Light
Vhf Records
February 20, 2026