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Looks like the PO is coming soon.  Due out 6/23 - 2 x LP.

This Will Destroy You “Vespertine:” available on all digital service providers and compact disc on June 9, 2020. 2xLP vinyl available June 23, 2020.
 
 
 
 

I don't own a label or anything, but I've always figured that labels withheld some copies in case of shipping damages, people complaining about seam splits and slight warps, etc. I know Topshelf has done these "restock sales" in the past. Maybe one of the labels guys on the forum can answer with more knowledge.
 
Gonna try to scoop Valencia and maybe some KP stuff. Good luck everyone!

Also not a label person, but have heard a bunch of stories related to stuff like this. Yeah, pretty standard practice.

One, it takes a lot of effort on their part to put an album out, so it would make sense to hold onto at least one copy. Jeremy from Touche Amore recently did a live stream and mentioned a story where he helped the team at Deathwish organize their rare and archive storage where they had all the really rare stuff, or 1-2 variants of stuff they put out.

Two, "breakage" as they mentioned earlier. You sell all 800 copies of something, even if you're perfect at packaging, USPS will break stuff and 1-2 people are going to complain about seam splits or something. So you either hold a few back, or look like a jerk who doesn't want to help someone who bought your stuff. Most labels just order extras of the outer sleeve to solve this problem though.

Three, as mentioned in the press release here, some of these being released are basically records they "found". Maybe they sent them to Europe to be sold and that distributor wanted to get rid of them, maybe they found a handful in the respective bands storage that they were going to sell on Tours (August Burns Red recently had this happen).

Pinched from reddit:

Just back from the Paris show tonight. Stunning. 
 
As well as justifying the £50 Cherry Tree outlay last year (I used the CT early pre-order link to get tickets and, despite the lottery, ended up dead-centre in the third row), the new material is excellent. 
 
They screened the movie, did a short Q&A, and then played the album through in full (I think). I’m really excited to hear the album now.  
 
Anyone who’s heading out to the later shows, enjoy.  

http://www.runforcoverrecords.com/products/627144-tigers-jaw-s-t

Limited details (no number, colour etc) but reissue of this now available to pre-order for October release from Banquet and SRC. 
 
Long-coveted this but so far resisted stretching to the cost of an original pressing, so this is good news for my wallet!