July!!! YES summer has taken a firm grip on the U.K. Torrential rain in parts has caused flooding and houses have been evacuated, there is some talk of the water companies declaring a drought… Whilst the days are somewhat warmer, there does not seem to be a great deal of sunshine… Is it just me, or does a bsolutely none of this make sense? The older I get the more I discover that there is often little room for "logic" in most things, which is considerably unsettling. However, if we can take things at "face value", perhaps we can draw a few conclusions that are quite optimistic!

Once again Sting and Snow have done very well in the Best Seller listings. As well as our excellent performance in the Hanhurst's Best Seller "Top-Ten", I am pleased to see that we are faring pretty well in the A & S Record Shop's "Top-Five". In case you don't know A & S Record Shop is one of the few remaining successful Square Dance Record retailers in the United States, they are based in Macon, Georgia and have a web-site at www.asrecords.com which features a monthly Top-Sellers list. I often refer to this to see how our sales are doing for a U.S. based - as opposed to an International - retailer; if you live somewhere other than the USA, it's well worth a visit to the A & S web-site, to see what the U.S. callers are choosing.

Maybe our continued good fortune in the various best-seller listings will soon lead to a significant increase in record sales. At present, there does seem to be a small improvement in sales. Hopefully this will continue and we will soon be able to look to the future with a degree of certainty - I sincerely hope so…

Now for the other news:

NEW GUEST CALLER BIOGRAPHIES
This month we feature Philipp Kamm and Ralf Bender. Philipp appeared as a "Special Guest Caller" on Snow in 2004 - his recording of "She Must Have Been Somebody's Baby is still available. Ralf is also featured as a "Special Guest Caller" on Snow and his release of "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" is one of the two new releases for July.

BEST SELLER LISTING (positions on the May 2007 listing)
No.1 - Save The Last dance For Me - SNW 904
No.3 - Wherever You Will Go - SNW 603

NEW RELEASES (July 2007):
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - SNW 2006 - vocal by: Ralf Bender
Fish 'n' Chips / Bangers 'n' Mash - SIR 521 - Double Instrumental Patter

NEW CD RELEASES - also available on MP3 & Vinyl / (June 2007):
Peaceful Easy Feeling - SIR 108 - Vocal by Stefan Sidholm
Whiteline Casanova - SNW 403 - Vocal by Bo Wallin
Hazel-Mae/Sassafras - SIR 506 - Double Instrumental Patter

INDIVIDUAL RECORD HISTORIES including ALL THE ADDITIONAL LYRICS:
To find these, just click on the book symbol next to the title on the Catalogue, Future Releases or Latest Releases pages, this month's record histories features our newest singing call release: The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down.

Okay now I am going to try a little "blind faith"; it's July, it's Summer, so I am going to strip down to my swimming trunks, grab a cold home-made lemonade and head out into the garden for an easy afternoon… Have a great month of calling and/or dancing "speak" with you next month!

Go Squareful! - Paul Bristow (Owner and Producer Sting and Snow Records)