@ghdprentice The device that presses the vinyl record is called a stamper. It was not atypical for some firms to use the stampers too long. This was particularly the case with high sales volume records. That’s one advantage of some of today’s reissues for which only a limited number of copies are pressed.
As to the question of which sounds better vinyl or digital, I agree with those who’ve noted that it depends on the mastering or remastering. My remastered and limited run pressing of Kind of Blue sounds better to me than the digital file on Qobuz, my cd or my original vinyl. But my experience shows no clear answer.