It was 10 years after the release of Elvis’ Golden Records in 1958, that RCA Victor released Elvis’ Gold Records Volume 4. It contained seven ‘B’ sides and only five ‘A’ sides. Whether at the behest of Colonel Tom Parker, or RCA, the philosophy of not including tracks that already featured on existing albums weakened what could have been a more powerful and hit-laden compilation. Although omitted from Volume 3 for the same reason, the addition of “Can’t Help Falling In Love”, “Return To Sender” would surely have enhanced it’s sales potential and the inclusion of “Crying In The Chapel” (albeit included on How Great Thou Art in 1967) should have provided the icing on the cake. However, for dedicated Elvis fans, it was still rewarding to get these songs on a long- playing album for the first time such as “Love Letters”, “It Hurts Me” and “A Mess Of Blues”. Other hits that could have featured are added to Disc 1 as bonus tracks and Disc 2 features the entire original album in glorious mono! Disc 1 Side 1 1Love Letters 2Witchcraft 3It Hurts Me 4What'd I Say 5Please Don't Drag That String Around 6Indescribably Blue
Side 2 7Devil in Disguise 8Lonely Man 9A Mess of Blues 10Ask Me 11Ain't That Loving You Baby 12Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello
Bonus Songs 13Wild in the Country 14Viva Las Vegas 15I'm Yours (single version) 16Come What May 17Fools Fall in Love
Outtakes 18Lonely Man – take 3* 19A Mess of Blues – splice of take 4* & 3 20Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello – take 3 21Kiss Me Quick – takes 8* & 9* 22Suspicion – splice of takes 4 & 5* 23Gonna Get Back Home Somehow take 4* 24What'd I Say – splice of takes 3* & 4/M
Disc 2 Side 1 1Love Letters 2Witchcraft 3It Hurts Me 4What'd I Say 5Please Don't Drag That String Around 6Indescribably Blue
Side 2 7Devil in Disguise 8Lonely Man 9A Mess of Blues 10Ask Me 11Ain't That Loving You Baby 12Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello