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- AAll the Boys in Khaki get the Nice Girls
- BGive my Love to Lancashire
Ella Retford on Columbia catalogue is897 — the 'is' prefix suggesting a specialist or international series — with 'All the Boys in Khaki Get the Nice Girls' and 'Give My Love to Lancashire'. The unusual series prefix warrants checking; wartime content adds historical interest.AI summary
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- AHome of the Hun(+Osmond)
- B(Osmond)When the Clock strikes 13
Ella Retford on Scala 721 — 'Home of the Hun' (with Osmond) and 'When the Clock Strikes 13' — is a wartime topical coupling on Scala, a British label less common than the large majors. Retford is a minor but documented music-hall name, and the patriotic wartime title adds period interest.AI summary
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- AI can picture Polly hanging up the Holly
- BI want Mr Schneider
Ella Retford, the popular Edwardian music-hall performer, on Pathé catalogue 78498, with 'I Can Picture Polly Hanging Up the Holly' and 'I Want Mr. Schneider'. Pathé issued a wide range of British music-hall performers and pressings of this type are moderately common.AI summary
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- AI was a good little Girl
- BUnder the Honeymoon
Ella Retford was a popular Edwardian music-hall soubrette, known for cheerful character songs and a long variety career. The Jumbo label was a British budget imprint active in the early 1900s to mid-1910s, and the A-series catalogue number suggests an early pressing. Jumbo issues are less commonly found today than those on the major labels of the period.AI summary
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- AI was a good little Girl till I met you
- BWe're all North Country Lads and Lasses
Ella Retford, the popular Edwardian music-hall and revue performer, sings 'I Was a Good Little Girl Till I Met You' and 'We're All North Country Lads and Lasses' on the Scala label, catalogue 731. Scala was a small British label; Retford on Scala is a minor-label pressing of a recognised music-hall name.AI summary
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- AI wonder if you miss me sometimes
- B(Whelan)Moonlight Promenade
Ella Retford on Jumbo 565 — 'I Wonder if You Miss Me Sometimes' and 'Moonlight Promenade' (with Whelan). A companion to the other Retford Jumbo pressings in this collection; Jumbo is an uncommon British budget label and Retford is a minor but collected music-hall name.AI summary
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- AI'll let the World go by
- BShe's a Girl up North
Ella Retford, the popular Edwardian music-hall performer, on Pathé catalogue 78496, with 'I'll Let the World Go By' and 'She's a Girl Up North'. Pathé issued a wide range of British music-hall performers and pressings of this type are moderately common.AI summary
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- AI'm looking for someone to love me
- BMolly o' Morgan
Ella Retford, the popular Edwardian music-hall performer, on Pathé catalogue 78537, with 'I'm Looking for Someone to Love Me' and 'Molly O'Morgan'. Pathé issued a wide range of British music-hall performers and pressings of this type are moderately common.AI summary
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- AJust a little Rocking Chair & You
- BMoving Day
Ella Retford was a popular Edwardian music-hall performer known for her lively stage persona. This Odeon pressing, catalogue 44283, couples 'Just a little Rocking Chair and You' with 'Moving Day'. Odeon was a significant international label with a British market presence; Retford's recordings exist in moderate numbers.AI summary
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- ALet's all go into the Ballroom
- BI do like you Susie
Ella Retford, the music-hall singer, with 'Let's All Go Into the Ballroom' and 'I Do Like You, Susie' on Ariel.AI summary
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- AMolly O'Morgan
- BShip Ahoy!
Ella Retford performing on Jumbo, a small British label; these novelty or character songs from the 1920s–30s are typical of period music-hall and vaudeville material.AI summary
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- AMr McKie
- BMary Ellen t'Isle of Man
Ella Retford, the popular Edwardian music-hall performer, on the Jumbo label, catalogue 492, with 'Mr. McKie' and 'Mary Ellen t'Isle of Man'. Jumbo was a cheap British budget marque; Retford sides on Jumbo are among the commoner of her label appearances.AI summary
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- ASailing down the Chesapeake Bay
- BThere's One in a Million like you
Ella Retford, the popular Edwardian music-hall performer, on the Jumbo label, catalogue 1109, with 'Sailing Down the Chesapeake Bay' and 'There's One in a Million Like You'. Jumbo was a cheap British budget marque; Retford sides on Jumbo are among the commoner of her label appearances.AI summary
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- ASailing down the Chesapeake Bay
- BThere's one in a Million like you
Ella Retford, the popular Edwardian music-hall performer, on the Scala label, catalogue 503, with 'Sailing Down the Chesapeake Bay' and 'There's One in a Million Like You'. Scala is an obscure imprint; a Retford pressing on this label warrants investigation.AI summary
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- AShe's a Lassie from Lancashire
- BCarolina Brown of London Town
Ella Retford, the music-hall singer, with 'She's a Lassie from Lancashire' and 'Carolina Brown of London Town' on Ariel.AI summary
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- AThere's a Girl in Havana
- BI'm going back to Dixie
Ella Retford, the popular Edwardian music-hall and revue performer, sings 'There's a Girl in Havana' and 'I'm Going Back to Dixie' on the Jumbo label, catalogue 942. Jumbo was a small early British label; this is a companion disc to the other Jumbo Retford in this collection, and such minor-label pressings of recognised music-hall names are uncommon.AI summary
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- AThey all look alike in Khaki
- B(Anon)Van Dam Family
Ella Retford was a music hall performer of the early twentieth century; here she sings They All Look Alike in Khaki on the Popular label, no. 875.AI summary
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- AThey all Look alike in Khaki
- B(Carr) The Old Contemptibles
Ella Retford, the music-hall singer, with the First World War song 'They All Look Alike in Khaki', and 'The Old Contemptibles' by Carr on the reverse, on Ariel.AI summary
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- AWatching the Boat coming in
- B(+Williams) Get out and Get Under
Ella Retford on the Jumbo label, catalogue 1204, with 'Watching the Boat Coming In' and 'Get Out and Get Under' (with Williams). Jumbo was a cheap British budget marque; Retford sides on Jumbo are among the commoner of her label appearances.AI summary
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- AWe're all North Country lads and Lasses
- BI Was a good Little Girl
Ella Retford on Columbia catalogue is788 — the 'is' prefix suggesting a specialist or international series — with 'We're All North Country Lads and Lasses' and 'I Was a Good Little Girl'. The unusual series prefix warrants checking, as with other 'is' Columbia discs in this collection.AI summary
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- AYorkshire
- BLouisiana Lou
Ella Retford, the music-hall singer, with 'Yorkshire' and 'Louisiana Lou' on Albion.AI summary
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- AYou made me Love you
- BYou wouldn't know the old place now
Ella Retford on Jumbo 1094 — 'You Made Me Love You' and 'You Wouldn't Know the Old Place Now' — carries the same titles as Columbia is493 elsewhere in this collection. Two pressings of identical titles on different labels in the same collection is notable; the Jumbo pressing is the less common issue. Jumbo is an uncommon British budget label.AI summary
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- AYou made me love you
- BYou would not know the old Place now
Ella Retford on Columbia is493 — 'You Made Me Love You' and 'You Wouldn't Know the Old Place Now' — is from the Columbia is sub-series, a slightly less common early variant. A companion coupling to Jumbo 1094 in this collection with the same titles; the is-series pressing is the more likely to be an earlier issue.AI summary
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- AYou made me Love you
- BHold your Hand out Naughty Boy
Ella Retford on Scala 446 — 'You Made Me Love You' and 'Hold Your Hand Out Naughty Boy.' A further Retford coupling of 'You Made Me Love You,' which also appears on Jumbo 1094 and Columbia is493 in this collection. Scala is a minor British label; having the same title on three different labels in one collection illustrates how widely Retford's repertoire was recorded.AI summary