 Her 1929 recording of "Poor Wandering One" from the "Pirates" set, when released separately, was voted the best British gramophone solo that year, and a review in "The Gramophone" said, "It is Elsie Griffin, however, with her deliciously fresh and effortless singing, who demands – and receives – the big bouquet.Her "Poor Wandering One" is a sheer joy – brilliant but never shrill, and with trills that would not discredit the great Galli-Curci herself.