Water Circle

{{Short description|1990 EP by the Cranberries}}

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{{Infobox album

| name = Water Circle

| type = EP

| artist = The Cranberry Saw Us

| cover = Watercircle_cover.jpg

| alt =

| released = August 1990

| recorded = 1990

| venue =

| studio = Xeric Studios, Limerick, Ireland

| genre = {{hlist|Indie rock|jangle-pop|alternative rock}}

| length = 17:08

| label = Xeric (XER 011)

| producer = Pearce Gilmore

| prev_title = Anything

| prev_year = 1990

| next_title = Nothing Left at All

| next_year = 1990

}}

Water Circle is the second demo EP of the Irish band The Cranberry Saw Us.{{cite news |last=Berman |first=Judy |date=17 January 2018 |title=The Cranberries Were the Ultimate Teen Soundtrack Band|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/the-cranberries-were-the-ultimate-teen-soundtrack-band/ |url-status=live|work=Pitchfork|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20200408145242/https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/the-cranberries-were-the-ultimate-teen-soundtrack-band/|archivedate=8 April 2020 |accessdate=20 June 2020 }} It was released in cassette format and was used as an unsolicited demo sent to various major record labels.{{cite news |last=Clark |first=Stuart |date=8 May 2019 |title=The Cranberries: On Dolores, their fondest band memories and In The End|url=https://www.hotpress.com/music/cranberries-dolores-fondest-band-memories-end-22772545 |url-status=live |work=Hot Press|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20200620195157/https://www.hotpress.com/music/cranberries-dolores-fondest-band-memories-end-22772545 |archivedate=20 June 2020 |accessdate=20 June 2020}} This is the first release to feature the vocal stylings of Dolores O'Riordan. All songs on the EP are written by Dolores O'Riordan and Noel Hogan. 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|date=June 2020}} In 2011, the actual cassette EP had appeared on eBay with an asking price of US$1499.95.{{cite web|url=https://www.ebay.com/itm/350154208726?hash=item5186d135d6 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618025659/https://www.ebay.com/itm/350154208726?hash=item5186d135d6 |archive-date=18 June 2018 |title=The Cranberries Water Circle 1990 first demo tape RARE |author=retro*dream |date=23 April 2011|website=eBay|url-status=dead|accessdate=18 June 2018}} It is the only copy known to still exist in a fan collection, owned by Mr Kraus.{{cite web |url=http://cranberrieslibrary.com/discography/index.htm |title=Complete Cranberries Discography |author= |date=n.d. |website=Zombie Guide|accessdate=20 June 2020|url-status=live |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20200620202219/http://cranberrieslibrary.com/discography/index.htm |archivedate=20 June 2020}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B-hSKldDz50/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/noelhogan/2279182778674134644 |archive-date=2021-12-26 |url-access=registration|title=Noel Hogan's Instagram|accessdate=3 April 2020}}{{cbignore}}