The Power Failure Soundtrack - April 1990
Overture
Jubilee
Rhapsody in Turquoise
Power
What I Mean and I Say
Blackout
Roughage & Dust
Respiring
Moribund

NOTES - Soundtrack to European feature film The Power Failure composed and performed by ShysterS James Dague and Bob Long. Although this dark film falters at the box-office, the soundtrack goes on to win an esteemed ENOS award for outstanding performance from the European House of Film. 

Michael - August 1990
American Freak
You Never Will
The Smile
New Baby
Stranded in the House of Love
100,000th Time
Rocket and a Candle
Most of My Life
Grace
Lost Boy

NOTES - "With such fine songs, fine sound and fine singing, the ShysterS belong in the top ranks of the world's rock bands," said Albuquerque Blaster of the ShysterS' seventh release. Includes the ShysterS' first appearance on the U.S. singles chart (198) with American Freak. Finally making their break in the States, the band threatens to follow the single up with New "Northerner" Baby and Stranded in the "USA's" House of Love. They don't and neither makes the U.S. charts. 

Axl Griffith EP - January 1991

Axl Griffith
Leave it to Beaver
The Addams Family
My Three Sons
The Patty Duke Show


NOTES - This EP contains the ShysterS' unique melding of Guns 'N' Roses and classic TV on the title track Axl Griffith. 20th Century Noise wrote, "They've extended their fun-comes-first notion into knockout versions of television favorites".

Hype - July 1991
Time to Change
I Believe
Love Substitution
Run for Cover
I'm Makin' Her Sweat
Dancin' With Jim Morrison
She is Mine
I Love the Dream
I Left My Heart in Your Bedroom

NOTES - "The funny, raucous, ironic and even a tad triumphant Jim Morrison and Love Substitution, a somber, intense anthem about an ever-present, yet barely mentioned lost lover seem destined to become not only ShysterS classics, but classics of pop music itself."- Jim Duffy, Pulitzer CNP.

Fan - March 1994
Fronts
I Wish I
Killing Time
Let's Talk About It
Heather
Lisa (Fine)
Roadkill
If
Private Hell
I'll Wait

NOTES - Cairo Nightlife raves, "The ShysterS are the best of pop. Such remarkable instrumental chops and singing, make Fan one fantastic recording." The tracks Fronts, Heather and Lisa garner loyal, grass-root support from college radio making Fan the ShysterS' most successful release in America to date.

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Last Chance (Live) - August 1995
Crash
I Love You Best
American Freak
I Wish I
Heather
Money
Didn't Know What to Do
Time to Change
Love Substitution
I Just Want to Make You Happy
She Go Boom
Tim
Baby
Dancin' With Jim Morrison
Pinch Me, I'm Dreaming
Tonight, You Belong to Me
Leave it to Beaver
Roadkill
Some Kind of Wonderful

NOTES - "The ShysterS were not only one of the greatest pop-rock bands to come out of the Chicago-area, but perhaps the universe. While they accumulated unfounded success throughout rest of the world, the big prize - North America - always dangled just beyond their reach. It seems a bit ironic that these world travelers return home for this, their last live offering. Even more ironic is that Last Chance is likely the best capture of a live performance ever. A faultless documented conclusion of a brilliant career."- POPular Press

Banner - June 1996
Marry Me or Die!
The Song That Saved the World
Pain & Suffering
Tough
Pinch Me, I'm Dreaming
The Cheese Stands Alone
What is in Question?
The 7th Day
Sleep
Pink Gorilla

NOTES - ShysterS James Dague and Brian Hufnagl reunite as Banner. Determined to make a clean break from their past, the performance is credited only to "Banner". While they did succeed in keeping their identity a secret, the band and album itself pretty much remain a secret. Planned as a bold, harder-edged departure from the ShysterS, the end result sounds like the ShysterS playing some of their more rocking tunes.

Blah, Blah, Blah, 10 Years, Blah, Blah - November 1998
Includes the Tracks
Tonight, You Belong to Me
Just Say Anything
Baron Girl
Name Game
Walk of Fame
Oh My Soul
Shot in the Dark
Too Young for You
Suzy Don't Like Jeffy Anymore
Fall for Love
Things Just Ain't Been the Same
I'm A Nympho

NOTES - With just over 75 tracks, this 5 CD boxed set is the ultimate ShysterS collection! Contains all the hits, live performances and outtakes. Includes the rarities listed above collected for the first time ever. The ShysterS themselves have never had an amassing like this before!