Martín Guijarro, July 2005

Incredible as it may seem, Camarón de la Isla's discography continues to have new presentations. The latest is the re-release in a limited digipack (cardboard box) edition of all the songs recorded by the cantaor. The added value of these revamped albums is the inclusion of a sheet on the inside with the transcription in tablature of all the cantes for guitar, indicating the chords and the time. An un-released complement up until now.

To the delight of music lovers, the original cover of each album is maintained, and the cante lyrics are revised, appearing complete and written exactly, as well as the credits. The libretto texts which analyze and contextualize each album are penned by flamencologists José Manuel Gamboa and Faustino Núñez, also authors of the complete book ‘Camarón. Vida y obra’ (‘Camarón. Life and Work’). And they are illustrated with photos of the artist.

The recordings have been re-mastered for the occasion; that is, there has been a general touch-up of the sound in order to achieve a more sparkling result. Although the listener might hardly find differences to the digital versions which have been commercialized by the record company up until now.

The launching of Camarón's discography in a re-mastered version coincides with that of a new ‘Integral’ box, with a revamped design and three new titles: ‘París, 1987’, ‘Antología inédita’ and ‘Camarón en la Venta Vargas’. Beware; both the digipack albums and the complete collection will be sold for a limited time only.

More information:

Camarón de la Isla's website at Flamenco-world.com

‘Integral’ by Camarón de la Isla is updated in a limited edition