About this section (Press Pack)

PRESS PACKS are promotional materials providing official information about the band. Most of the time announcing a new release and/or a tour, they generally contain a press release sheet, a biography, publicity photo(s), and sometimes press article excerpts. There are PRESS KITS as well which are pretty much the same plus some CD included (or tape, CD-ROM, VHS, etc). Sent in minuscule numbers by the record label or PR agency to select media outlets, concert promoters, venues... Never available to the general public, they were physical packs until late 2000s early 2010s, they are now digital.

Press Pack

Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?
No Need To Argue
Doors And Windows
To The Faithful Departed
Bury The Hatchet
Wake Up And Smell The Coffee
Stars
Something Else
Other

EVERYBODY ELSE IS DOING IT, SO WHY CAN’T WE? (1993-1994)

  • AUSTRALIA
    Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? / Linger · Island Records / Phonogram · March 1993
    2-page press release (one sheet printed on both sides)
    1 publicity photo (10x8in)

 

  • UK
    Dreams / Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? · no credits · 1992
    1 folder with “the cranberries” logo sticker to seal it
    1-page (glossy) biography
    4 pages (glossy) of press cutting photocopies

  • UK
    Dreams / The Tour / Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? · Island Records · 1992
    2 copies of A5 glossy flyer with photo of the band on one side, release & tour dates on reverse
    1-page copy of faxed press release plus copy of promotional notice
    1 publicity photo (10x8in) · originally unsigned, signatures below were obtained later

  • USA
    Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? · Island Records / PolyGram Label Group · 1993 · v1
    1-page biography
    1 publicity photo (8x10in)

  • USA
    Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? · Island Records / PolyGram Label Group · 1993 · v2
    1-page biography (same as 1993 v1)
    1 publicity photo (8x10in)

  • USA
    Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? · Island Records / PolyGram Label Group · 1993 · v3
    1-page biography (same as 1993 v1)
    1 publicity photo (8x10in)

  • USA
    Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? · Island Records / PolyGram Label Group · 1994 · v1
    1-page biography (same as 1993 v1)
    8-page photocopies (4 sheets printed on both sides) of the Rolling Stone article published on 21 April 1994
    1 publicity photo (8x10in) (same as 1993 v2)

 

  • USA
    Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? · Island Records / PolyGram Label Group · 1994 · v2
    Almost the same pack as 1994 v1 just above, except the bio in black & white, the RS article photocopied on 8 sheets, and one more sheet

NO NEED TO ARGUE (1994-1995)

  • AUSTRALIA
    Zombie / No Need To Argue / Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? · Island Records / Phonogram · October 1994
    1-page press release
    20 pages of press cutting photocopies
    1 publicity photo (10x8in)

 

  • IRELAND
    No Need To Argue · Island Records · 1994
    8-page booklet, press articles compilation

  • NETHERLANDS
    No Need To Argue · Ariola Records · August 1994
    2-page biography (one sheet printed on both sides)
    2 publicity photos (10x8in)

  • USA
    No Need To Argue · Island Records · 7 October 1994
    2-page press release with tour dates (one sheet printed on both sides)
    A few pages of press cutting photocopies (not shown on photos below)
    1 publicity photo (10x8in)

 

  • USA
    No Need To Argue · Island Records · 1994 · v1
    1-page press release
    1 publicity photo (10x8in)

  • USA
    No Need To Argue · Island Records · 1994 · v2
    1-page press release (same as v1)
    8-page photocopies (4 sheets printed on both sides) of the Rolling Stone article published on 21 April 1994
    1 publicity photo (10x8in) (same as v1)

 

  • USA
    No Need To Argue · Island Records · 1995
    2-page biography
    40 pages of press review reprints (not shown on photo below)
    1 publicity photo (10x8in)

  • USA
    The Cranberries are coming!!!! · US August tour dates · Island Records · 1995
    1-page press release and 3-page biography (2 sheets printed on both sides and stapled together)
    1 publicity photo (10x8in)

DOORS AND WINDOWS (1995)

  • USA
    Doors And Windows · Interactive Press Kit · Floppy Disk For Macintosh

  • USA
    Doors And Windows · Interactive Press Kit · Floppy Disk For PC

  • USA
    CD-ROM EPK · VHS · Image Group Post / Island Records Inc. · 17 August 1995
    Electronic Press Kit NTSC video with a running time of 3:45

TO THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED (1996)

  • AUSTRALIA
    To The Faithful Departed · Mercury Records / Island Records · April 1996
    Press release sheet possibly included in the pack (?) and not appearing among pictures below
    5-page interview with Dolores O’Riordan by Brian Boyd
    1 publicity photo (10x8in)


  • GERMANY
    To The Faithful Departed · Mercury Records / Island Records
    2-page press release (one sheet printed on both sides)
    1 publicity photo (10x8in)
    2 slides

  • GERMANY
    To The Faithful Departed · Press Kit · Mercury Records / Island Records
    Two-fold cardstock leaflet (4 pages) with biography, German tour dates, and album CD 

  • UK
    To The Faithful Departed · Island Records
    8-page press release with timeline 1989-1995
    1 publicity photo (5x7in)

  • USA
    To The Faithful Departed · Island Records · v1
    2-page press release (one cardstock sheet printed on both sides)
    1 publicity photo (10x8in)

  • USA
    To The Faithful Departed · Island Records · v2
    2-page press release (one sheet printed on both sides – exact same text as v1)
    1 publicity photo (10x8in) (same as v1)

 

  • USA
    The Cranberries US Tour Is Set · Shore Fire Media
    1-page press release about the tour
    4 pages of press cutting photocopies
    1 publicity photo (8x10in)

  • USA
    To The Faithful Departed · Press Kit · Island Records
    Stiff plastic bag (26x30cm) containing:
    Promotional CD with gold promo stamp on booklet
    Promotional VHS (Salvation video)
    A tree plant in a plastic bag with instructions sheet
    A bag of incense with info card “Campfire Memories”
    Album artwork glossy page (2 copies)

BURY THE HATCHET (1999-2000)

  • GERMANY
    Bury The Hatchet · Mercury Records · 1999
    3-page biography, 2 sheets
    2 publicity photos

  • GERMANY
    Promises / Bury The Hatchet · Mercury Records / Island Records · 1999
    A4 folder with BTH artworks
    2-page biography (in English!)
    2-page discography
    2-page media schedule
    1-page charts overview (in English!)
    2 publicity photos

  • SPAIN
    Bury The Hatchet · Press Kit · Island Records · 1999
    A4 folder with BTH artworks
    1-page “Promises – No1 En Ventas”
    Album CD
    (note: possibly incomplete kit)

  • SWEDEN
    Bury The Hatchet · Press Kit · Island Records · 1999
    A4 folder with BTH artworks
    1-page info sheet in Swedish
    2-page press release in English
    6 pages of press cutting photocopies in 2 parts
    1 publicity photo (8x10in)
    Album CD

WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE (2001-2002)

  • AUSTRALIA
    Wake Up And Smell The Coffee · Universal · September 2001
    2-page press release

  • USA
    Wake Up And Smell The Coffee · MCA Records · September 2001
    2-page press release (one sheet printed on both sides)
    1 publicity photo (8x10in)

  • USA
    Wake Up And Smell The Coffee EPK · VHS · MCA Records · 2001
    Electronic Press Kit NTSC video with a running time of 26:25

  • USA
    The Cranberries EPK · VHS · Universal / Shooting Star · 10 October 2001
    Electronic Press Kit NTSC video with a running time of 26:00

STARS (2002)

  • USA
    Stars The Best Of 1992-2002 · Universal Music Group
    2-page news release (one sheet printed on both sides)
    1 publicity photo (8x10in) (same as Wake Up And Smell The Coffee’s Press Pack)

SOMETHING ELSE (2017)

  • FRANCE
    Something Else · BMG / Replica Promotion · March 2017
    Digital Press Pack
    2-page biography in French (pdf)
    3 high-resolution publicity photos (tif)
    Album packshot including high-resolution image of the album cover (jpg & tif)
    Note: below photos just for illustration and lower quality
    Original files: Biography, Publicity Photo #1, Publicity Photo #2, Publicity Photo #3, Album Packshot

OTHER

  • GERMANY
    Mission: Impossible · Radio Press Kit · United International Pictures GMBH · 08 August 1996
    1-CD only

  • UK
    Taken By Storm · Exhibition At The John Martin Gallery · Press Kit · Media Bitch · 21 June 2004
    1-page press release
    CD-ROM with biography, photo of Storm, images and description of Storm’s work
    “Press Preview” invitation
    Mailing envelope

  • UK
    Taken By Storm · Exhibition At The John Martin Gallery · Press Kit · Media Bitch · 24 July 2004
    2-page press release
    CD-ROM with biography, photo of Storm, images and description of Storm’s work
    Mailing envelope

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