University of New Orleans ScholarWorks@UNO Wavelength Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies 12-1981 Wavelength (December 1981) Connie Atkinson University of New Orleans Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uno.edu/wavelength Recommended Citation Wavelength (December 1981) 14 https://scholarworks.uno.edu/wavelength/14 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies at ScholarWorks@UNO. It has been accepted for inclusion in Wavelength by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UNO. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ML I .~jq Lc. Coli. Easy Christmas Shopping Send a year's worth of New Orleans music. to your friends. Send $10 for each subscription to Wavelength, P.O. Box 15667, New Orleans, LA 10115 ·--------------------------------------------------r-----------------------------------------------------· Name ___ Name Address Address City, State, Zip ___ City, State, Zip ----­ Gift From Gift From ISSUE NO. 14 • DECEMBER 1981 SONYA JBL "I'm not sure, but I'm almost positive, that all music came from New Orleans. " meets West to bring you the Ernie K-Doe, 1979 East best in high-fideUty reproduction. Features What's Old? 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And just think, it sells for less than you This results in lower moving mass (less inertia) and probably will pay for a replacement stylus for the car­ thus the stylus can move easier and more quickly tridge you already own (which should be replaced following the groove walls. every year anyway). 7323 Freret Street Uptown near Broadway 866-3579 10-7 Mon-Thurs, 10-6 Fri & Sat LETTERS Wavelength: Wavelength has certainly been the most im­ pressive music magazine in these States since its first issue - or even better, since its incep­ tion/conception as a locally-focused publica­ tion in the cradle of American music. But the new issue (#12) tops everything! I can't begin to describe the intense pleasure rhis issue has brought me. The incredible range and depth of the coverage of New Orleans musics, and the intense quality of the writing is simply beyond praise. Thanks! 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