[1] The name was altered by the composer to reflect the post-war optimism of a "new Elizabethan Age" that began with the accession of Queen Elizabeth II in February 1952.

[2] The piece won Binge an Ivor Novello award and also had chart success in Germany (recorded by the Günther Kallmann Choir in 1962) and South Africa.

[3] In 1968, a reggae version titled "Elizabeth Reggay" by Boris Gardiner & the Love People was released.

[4] It was re-issued as "Elizabethan Reggae", with a different B-side, in 1969 (this version was initially erroneously credited to the track's producer, Byron Lee and the Dragonaires).

[5] In 1982, Louise Tucker recorded a different vocal version entitled "Only For You" on the album Midnight Blue.