As I posted in my last response the Label told me “I believe you have a legit copy from our manufacturer”.
Here is a good article of how fulfillment can be handled or mishandled by the artist or the label.
It is Thunderbird by Irene Kelley which went OOP but is available as a CDR from CDbaby at https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/irenekelley05 , notice it now says CD-RP.
I have the non amazon version (NOT made-on-demand) of Thunderbird which I ordered from CDbaby. I always check to make sure they say it is a CD but in this case I received a CDR. CDbaby verified it was a CDR and refunded my money and told me to keep it.
Here is what I got from CDbaby https://musicbrainz.org/release/c6fd7291-8bab-46d8-9e21-99a1bb6c5462
It was just a cardboard sleeve, not the same as the original which had liner notes, I found a bad picture on ebay that showed liner notes.
So these are not counterfeits just a OOP product where the cost of a pressed run is too costly for a small demand item. I’m not sure how I fell, I doubt Amazon knew (or did not care), I just think they should state the medium is CDR. Its definitely not a “collectable”.