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- AArmy
- BBurlington Bertie from Bow
Ella Shields, the British music-hall star, on 'Army' and 'Burlington Bertie from Bow', Decca F5228. 'Burlington Bertie from Bow' is a celebrated music-hall standard; Shields is best remembered for 'Burlington Bertie from Bow' and was a major British variety performer.AI summary
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- ABurlington Bertie
- BNelly Gray
Ella Shields, the British music hall star famous for 'Burlington Bertie from Bow', performing 'Burlington Bertie' and 'Nelly Gray' on Broadcast 472; Shields is a major name in early 20th-century variety recording.AI summary
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- ABurlington Bertie
- BBaa Lambs
Ella Shields recorded 'Burlington Bertie' and 'Baa Lambs' for Regal Records 7037. Shields was a British music-hall star who made 'Burlington Bertie from Bow' one of the most famous cockney songs; 'Burlington Bertie' was her signature number and remains iconic.AI summary
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- ABurlington Bertie from Bow
- B(F Howard)Every little While(16)
Ella Shields performs the music-hall standard 'Burlington Bertie from Bow' and 'Every Little While' on this early Columbia record, catalogue 629, an acoustic pressing from the 1900s.AI summary
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- ABurlington Bertie from Bow
- B(F Howard)Every little While(16)
Ella Shields, a British music-hall star famous for 'Burlington Bertie from Bow', performing that iconic song and 'Every Little While' (with F. Howard) on Columbia 629. This is an acoustic recording from the early 1910s.AI summary
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- ABurlington Bertie from Bow
- B(F Howard)Every little While(16)
Ella Shields, a British music-hall performer of the early 20th century, recorded her signature song *Burlington Bertie from Bow* on Columbia, a major British label; a canonical music-hall recording.AI summary
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- ABurlington Bertie from Bow
- B(F Howard)Every little While
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- ABurlington Bertie from Bow
- BBaa Lambs
Ella Shields, the British music-hall entertainer famous for 'Burlington Bertie from Bow', on Regal G7037 performing that signature song and 'Baa Lambs'.AI summary
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- ABurlington Bertie/If you knew Susie
Ella Shields was the Canadian-born music-hall artist famous above all for 'Burlington Bertie from Bow'. This disc is catalogued as EXPT 1 on a label abbreviated 'EXPT' — almost certainly denoting an experimental or test pressing, with catalogue number 1. A test pressing by a major music-hall star, particularly of a signature song, would be an extraordinary survival. This item must be examined physically and by a specialist before any sale.AI summary
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- ADon't say Goodbye
- B(Gitana) Morning Star
Ella Shields, the male-impersonator and music-hall star forever associated with 'Burlington Bertie from Bow', performs 'Don't Say Goodbye' and — with Gertie Gitana — 'Morning Star' on Regal 7323. Regal was a Woolworths budget label; even a collected music-hall name like Shields carries only modest value on this marque, though the Gitana coupling adds interest.AI summary
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- AI'm going back again to Yarrawonga
- BSteward of the Ocean Liner
Ella Shields, a celebrated American music-hall star, performs 'I'm Going Back Again to Yarrawonga' and 'Steward of the Ocean Liner' on this Regal record, catalogue 8138, from the late 1920s or 1930s.AI summary
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- AI'm not all there
- BWhy did I kiss that Girl
Ella Shields, the Canadian-born music-hall star famous above all for 'Burlington Bertie from Bow', performing 'I'm Not All There' and 'Why Did I Kiss That Girl?' on Columbia catalogue 996. A Columbia catalogue number as low as 996 is among the earlier pressings in the series; any Shields recording is of collector interest for her connection to 'Burlington Bertie'.AI summary
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- AJolly good Fellows
- BSan Francisco
Ella Shields, a British music-hall performer famous for her gender-bending novelty songs, on Columbia. Shields was a major recording star in the 1910s-1920s.AI summary
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- AJolly good Fellows
- BSan Francisco
Ella Shields, a British music-hall star and singer of novelty and comic songs, recorded 'Jolly Good Fellows' and 'San Francisco' for Columbia; she was well known in Edwardian and interwar British variety.AI summary
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- AKing's Navee(19)
- BStick to London Town
Ella Shields, the British music-hall performer, on two numbers: King's Navee and Stick to London Town, on Columbia 788. An early recording from the acoustic era.AI summary
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- AMurphy McCarthy McGinty and McGhee
- BWhy did you creep into my heart?
Ella Shields, the British music-hall star, performing two song-comedy numbers on Regal; further evidence of her extensive recording output during the early-to-mid 20th century.AI summary
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- AOh what a Difference the Navy's made to me
- BSmith Jones Robinson and Brown
Ella Shields was an American-born male-impersonator who became a major star of the British music hall, most famous for 'Burlington Bertie from Bow.' Columbia 3007 — 'Oh What a Difference the Navy's Made to Me' and 'Smith Jones Robinson and Brown' — is a standard Columbia popular-series pressing. Shields is a collected music-hall name.AI summary
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- ASettle down in a one Horse town
- B(D Russell)What is Love
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- AShow me the Way to go Home
- BAll the nice girls are in the Ballroom
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- ASyncopated Walk
- BMinstrel Parade
Ella Shields on Columbia 546 — 'Syncopated Walk' and 'Minstrel Parade.' Columbia catalogue number 546 is a very low number, placing this among the earliest Columbia pressings, likely from the early acoustic era before 1910. Shields is a collected music-hall name and a very low Columbia number adds rarity well above her standard issues.AI summary
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- AWhen the Bloom is on the Heather
- BIf you knew Susie
Ella Shields, the British music-hall star and composer, performing 'When the Bloom is on the Heather' and 'If you knew Susie' for Columbia 3734.AI summary