The Bend It! Series

The Bend It! series was conceived and lovingly crafted by enigmatic record producer Mike Alway. Between 1991 and 1994 Exotica Records released four seminal albums packed with sound bites, commentary and songs celebrating the world of football, which through their scarcity, achieved cult status. A limited number of CDs and cassettes remain in stock and are now available separately at £9.00 each or as a 4CD box set for £25.

Bend It! 91

PELE 1 Released 1991 CD and cassette

33 selections from around the football world including...

  • England 66 & 70
  • Brazil 70
  • Pele
  • Georgie Best
  • Manchester United 57
  • Johan Cruyff
  • Real Madrid
  • Gracie Fields
  • Tottenham Hotspur
  • Stanley Matthews
  • Eusebio
  • Jack Charlton
  • Paul Gascoigne
  • Terry Venables

"A hugely entertaining, budget-priced global compilation" - Phil Shaw, The Independent



£9.00



£9.00

Bend It! 92

PELE 1 Released 1992 CD and cassette

35 delights from the exotic world of football including...

  • Gary Lineker
  • Terry Venables
  • Barcelona
  • Ryan Giggs
  • George Best
  • Calypso from Man United and Leeds
  • Stanley Matthews
  • The Nolans
  • The Kop Choir
  • Kevin Keegan
  • Pele
  • Beckenbauer
  • John Charles
  • Eric Morecambe and the world cup waltz

"...football as perfect pop...ain't just brilliant, it's bloody marvellous" - Stuart Mutler, The Spur

Bend It! 93

PELE 1 Released 1993 CD and cassette

27 tracks including...

  • The Hot Spurs Boogie
  • George Best's ideal woman
  • Rah Rah for Man United
  • Franz Beckenbauer
  • Funky Man City
  • Pele
  • Brian Talk
  • I'm Football Crazy
  • Cantona Superstar
  • Why I Love Chelsea
  • Ipswich Football Calypso
  • Roy of the Rovers
  • Goodbye Bobby Moore

"Let's face it, Bend It! is the one to buy" - Danny Baker, Radio 5 Live



£9.00



£9.00

Bend It! 94

PELE 1 Released 1994 CD and cassette

The last in the amazing Bend It! series combines nostalgia, a championship clash, the world of South American football and a trip around Europe. 23 tracks include...

  • Billy Wright
  • Nice One Cyril
  • Bury and Ewood Park
  • We Want Rodney Marsh
  • Pele Sings
  • Paolo Cezar
  • Giancarlo Antognoni
  • Roberto Mancini
  • Dominique Rocheteau
  • The Return of Jack Charlton
  • Malcolm Allison
  • Bill Shankly
  • Jimmy Hill
  • Muhammed Ali
  • Brian Clough
  • George Best
  • Hugh McIlvanney
  • Eric Morecambe
  • Kevin Keegan and more...