Morbid Angel – Blessed Are The Sick

I really applaud the Full Dynamic Range series sonically, but man, these are very poor editions. Bad printing and no booklets! Imho, the physicality of physical media shouldn't be an afterthought, and this Remaster series falls short in that sense. A missed opportunity to properly celebrate great metal works of the past. Well, the first edition of this album was "FDR" already, but that is not the case for titles like Entombed's Left Hand Path or At The Gates' Slaughter of the Soul, which have seen a real improvement in sound quality. Hopefully, as the remasters are already done, Earache will improve the packaging and reissue them with some bonus material in the future. Something like the new re-issues of Edge of Sanity on Century Media would be great.

Definitely worth the $15 I found this for on here. Sound is great and the vinyl looks sick. Good stuff.

The intro song seems to be a recording of a flat tire, but rolling on. Ha ha. This full dynamic range remaster really lives up to expectations. It's like inviting Morbid over to play at a backyard Bar-B-Q. Everyone's invited.

Black version sounds great. Great instrument separation and quiet. Very pleased

My Matrix / Runout: TFCK-88564 1B1 C 48 58 , i think there are variations because the CD and everything is legit . A legit copy. i would like to know if there are more units with the same matrix Thanks

Awesome sound and excellent pressing. Gatefold is ok. Highly recommended edition.

This album has received countless compliments over the past thirty-odd years. Well, its really deserves all the praise in his address - a brilliant classic that knows no time. On occasion, I decided to replace the black press from 2017 with a more exclusive press from 2021 in silver color. In terms of sound, everything is obviously just great, the most natural, clean and rich sound. After all, FDR is a great idea, although it is not always successfully implemented in Earache editions. Fortunately, Morbid Angel's releases were mastered properly.

This reissue has a slightly higher quality printing (gatefold, innersleeve), although once again the vinyl doesn't have a protective inner bag. The weight of the vinyl is standard, the surface is smooth and flat, record playbacks perfectly. The silver color indicated by the label is quite ordinary gray. A little marketing never hurts, even one of the best-selling records in the genre =) This edition is still available both on the label's website and in some distros. So today you can easily find an excellent copy at a reasonable price.

front cover picture has a really bad quality, almost as if it were an unofficial release

Sounds brilliant. Even never sounded this good. Huge stage, exceptional separation. Flat and silent wax. A revelation with a pair of quality headphones.
The overall artwork reproduction on the other hand is utter crap.
No mercy.
Simple as that.

The vinyl reissues (I have almost all of them!) are also good but this first release has a unique sound that makes this album special.
When I was 16 I even bought three copies because I was afraid in case of ruin of not finding it anymore ...
One of my favorites in the death genre but with the first 4 works of Morbid Angel you are not wrong (I started from "Altars of Madness" onwards)
Probably "Altars of madness" remains the best of the MA, it is certainly more immediate and "dirty" at the production level and it is also probably the best debut album in the history of death metal (IMHO)
"Blessed are the sick" and "Covenant" remain two must-have masterpieces together with "Domination", the latest great MA album