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| Water Circle | ||||
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| Released | August 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
| Studios | Xeric Studios, Limerick, Ireland | |||
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| Length | 17:08 | |||
| Label | Xeric (XER 011) | |||
| Producer | Pearce Gilmore | |||
| The Cranberry Saw Us chronology | ||||
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Water Circle is the second demo EP of the Irish band The Cranberry Saw Us.[1] It was released in cassette format and was used as an unsolicited demo sent to various major record labels.[2] This is the first release to feature the vocal stylings of Dolores O'Riordan.[2] All songs on the EP are written by Dolores O'Riordan and Noel Hogan.[1] A bootleg MP3 of Water Circle appeared on the internet in 2002 courtesy of The Cranberries' drummer Fergal Lawler, who gave two CD-Rs of rare tracks to Alex Kraus, owner of the now closed fan site zomebieguide.com.[citation needed] In 2011, the actual cassette EP had appeared on eBay with an asking price of US$1499.95.[3] It is the only copy known to still exist in a fan collection, owned by Mr Kraus.[4] At least one other copy exists, because Noel Hogan posted on his Instagram account a photo with some of his old The Cranberries' tapes and Water Circle is among them.[5]
Television performance
[edit]To promote Water Circle, The Cranberries appeared on the Irish television show On The Waterfront which was hosted by Robert Arkins and Felim Gormley from The Commitments.[6] They performed "Linger", which was recorded and was broadcast in 1992.[6]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Dolores O'Riordan and Noel Hogan.[7]
- "Sunday"
- "Linger"
- "Chrome Paint"
- "A Fast One"
Personnel
[edit]Personnel taken from Water Circle liner notes.[7]
The Cranberries
- Mike Hogan
- Dolores O'Riordan
- Fergal Lawler
- Noel Hogan
Additional personnel
- Pearse – producer
References
[edit]- 1 2 Berman, Judy (17 January 2018). "The Cranberries Were the Ultimate Teen Soundtrack Band". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 2025-12-28. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- 1 2 Clark, Stuart (8 May 2019). "The Cranberries: On Dolores, their fondest band memories and In The End". Hot Press. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ↑ retro*dream (23 April 2011). "The Cranberries Water Circle 1990 first demo tape RARE". eBay. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ↑ "Complete Cranberries Discography". Zombie Guide. n.d. Archived from the original on 2020-01-31. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ↑ "Noel Hogan's Instagram". Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- 1 2 dogbender1 (4 February 2010) [First published 1992]. The Cranberries performing live on Irish TV show "On The Waterfront", presented by Robert Arkins and Felim Gormley in 1992. Dublin: RTÉ. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 20 June 2020 – via YouTube.
- 1 2 Water Circle (Cassette liner notes). The Cranberry Saw Us. 1990.
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