If a known amount pressed then possibly easier to control.
LIKE A NIGHTMARE - THE ANDANTES ?
How many copies pressed & destroyed.
Are we definitely talking being Melted Down, Committed to Landfill, OR ?
We may care now, but back in the 60's would they take time to find out.
Strange things can happen in a large organization.
Regarding Motown, Certain Printing Errors Appear to have Escaped Quality Control.
I'm sure I have read somewhere that Record Companies in the U.K.
used to simply Dump Stuff, Later to be retrieved by people.