With "Off-On Stage" Follow That Dream Records presents 16 tracks, that didn't make it on the "On Stage" album. The compact disc is housed in a 5" digipak, whose design is reminiscent of the original RCA release. The package also includes a booklet with liner notes, an interview with Bob Lanning and of course photos of Elvis himself. The interview with the drummer is quite revealing, since he tells us, that the king and his crew also rehearsed songs like "Any Day Now", "It Hurts Me" and "Trouble".

The audio material was mixed and mastered by Vic Anesini. As expected he did a great job and delivered a fine sounding album. The only letdown is, that FTD didn't bother to give "Off-On Stage" a digital release despite music streaming already had a market share of almost 50% when the album came out in July 2018.

The album starts with a dynamic rendition of the old Ray Charles classic "I Got A Woman".

Elvis jokes a bit and sings a few bars of "Loving You". His performance of "Long Tall Sally" rocks like hell and is lightyears ahead of his lame rendition he presented just three years later in Honolulu. Afterwards the king facetiously welcomes the crowd to the Flamingo Hotel.

Just like on the original album, the power ballad is a highlight. Elvis literally lives the song, it's a joy to hear him singing with so much emotion.

Now the disc moves on to the next concert. Elvis has to cough when he introduces his latest single and also cannot control it during the performance itself. As a result, he doesn't take it too seriously and jokes a bit. He also changes the lyrics to "don't cough daddy". It's quite entertaining, but of course a performance like this wasn't suitable for the release on an official live album.

This is a fine rendition. Elvis' vocals are full of power and one easily can hear, how much he liked the song. However, a performance from August 1969 had been released on "From Memphis To Vegas / From Vegas To Memphis" and so the track was off "On Stage".

During this season the king performed a sociocritical medley of "Walk A Mile In My Shoes" and "In The Ghetto". Since the latter one can be found on the previous live album, the engineer simply turned off the equipment during the instrumental bridge. "Walk A Mile..." is performed very well, it's a pity that Elvis didn't keep it in the show for a while.

During the performance of Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" the king jokes a bit and turns the line "...and spring became the summer" into "...and spring became the mattress". Since the album was about to contain serious performances, this version was unsuitable for release.

Elvis presents his brand new single very well, so it's a pity that it wasn't used on the "On Stage" album.

As expected the king delivers a musical and physical tour de force. He doesn't simply sing the song, he celebrates it. Great stuff!

CCR's hit "Proud Mary" is sung with a lot of power and it's obvious, that Elvis likes it very much. Follow That Dream Records previously released this recording on the album "Polk Salad Annie", but this new incarnation was re-mixed and re-mastered by Vic Anesini and sounds much better.

The same applies here. When Elvis introduces the song, he mentiones the recording project and jokingly admits, that he doesn't know what he's doing. His version of "Release Me" has little to do with the one released by Engelbert Humperdinck three years earlier since the king injects a good pinch of rock'n'roll.

Now Elvis toys around with "Funny, How Time Slips Away". Then he segues into "See See Rider" and turns the blues into a tight rockin' affair. I like these early versions much better than the more pompous renditions of the later years.

Before he sings the next song, the king explains, that he can't do more than 16 tunes and therefore cannot meet requests. Then he presents the power ballad "The Wonder Of You". Since he mixes up the lyrics, this version couldn't be used on the "On Stage" album. However, Sony Music Entertainment released a different mix on the compilation "30 Number 1 Hits".

Here we get another version of "Don't Cry Daddy", but once again Elvis doesn't manage to produce a serious presentation. He's having a lot of fun and it's entertaining to hear, but of course stuff like this wasn't suitable for an official album.

While the first rendition of "Kentucky Rain" was a wholehearted one, the bonus performance is not. Jokingly Elvis turns the "old grey-bearded men" into "old grey-bearded fools" and has to laugh at his own joke. But in contrast to the previous track, he gets his laughter under control and finishes his performance in a serious way. 

The album closes with the title song of Elvis' first movie. As expected, he uses the tune as a tool to kiss some eager ladies and doesn't focus on his singing. In total this track is nothing to write home about, but it represents a part of Presley's live show.