In 1964 he recorded La guitarra de Paco de Lucía, the first solo album, which included the Rondeña de Montoya, a cornerstone of the flamenco guitar, proving that, as well as being a flamenco guitarist, he was a great concert guitarist, establishing himself as such at the beginning of the 1970s, introducing flamenco into places that had been reserved for classical music up until then shortly afterwards.

His first three solo albums were: La fabulosa guitarra de Paco de Lucía, 1967, Fantasía flamenca de Paco de Lucía, 1969 and El duende de Paco de Lucía, 1972. He incorporates the reverb technique into them to maintain the sound of the guitar.

Ramón, his brother and teacher, accompanied him from 1967 in his two flamenco guitar recordings replacing Ricardo Modrego with whom he played Andalusian coplas and old songs harmonized by Lorca.

His collaboration with Fosforito begins in1968 and one year later he embarks on his career with José Monje Cruz, Camarón de la Isla, with whom he creates La canastera style. They became one of the most important duos of flamenco History.

He accompanied the best flamenco singers, including La Niña de la Puebla, El Lebrijano, Antonio Mairena, Jarrito and Naranjito de Triana, with whom he recorded the famous Bamberas, paying tribute to la Niña de los Peines.

1971 closes a period of virtuosity on traditional guitar playing and accompanied by Ramón de Algeciras, Paco Cepero, Enrique de Melchor, Isidro de Sanlúcar and Julio Vallejo he records Recital de guitarra de Paco de Lucía.

Between 1973 and 1978 they release: Fuente y Caudal, an album that ushers in a new era of flamenco and Spanish music. It contains the rumba Entre dos aguas, a track that represented his global influence; Paco de Lucía en vivo desde el Palacio Real, accompanied by Ramón, which opened up a place that had been reserved for classical music to flamenco; Almoraima with tracks like Río Ancho and Plaza Alta, toponyms of Algeciras, and Paco de Lucía interpreta a Manuel de Falla, adapting the music of the master to the flamenco guitar with the group Dolores.

From the 80s Paco leads the big revolution, which is when the contemporary flamenco guitar begins.