There's Nothing Over Sixpence In The Store (Wilcock, Frank S)

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Ross Duncan Boyle (2020/7/23)

Publisher. Info. London: News of the World, 1927.
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Misc. Notes With many thanks to Peter Charlton and the British Music Hall Society, where I'm currently a member.
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Work Title There's Nothing Over Sixpence In The Store
Alternative. Title
Composer Wilcock, Frank S
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IFW 1
Key E-flat major
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1927
First Performance. 1927
First Publication. 1927
Librettist Wilhelm S Frank (1896-1948)
Language English
Average DurationAvg. Duration 3 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation voice, piano
Extra Information A topical song about Woolworths, when their items were famously priced sixpence. It stayed that way until the WW2. Recorded by Ernest Hastings with his own piano accompaniment on HMV.