Reek of Putrefaction is the debut album by British extreme metal band Carcass.

[2][3] The late BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel declared it his favourite album of 1988, in an interview for British newspaper The Observer.

The original album cover consisted of a collage of autopsy photographs collected from medical journals.

[7] In 2002, the album was reissued with a censored outer cover proclaiming "Original artwork contained inside".

The album is presented in a 12-panel digipak with full lyrics and artwork and is sealed in a white medical bag with sticker, to hide the controversial cover art.