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'Penny Lane' and 'Strawberry Fields Forever' were recorded at the same time and originally were meant to be part of the album. They were released as a single a few months before the album came out, for that very reason.
So it can be argued that there was a single release from Sgt. Pepper's.
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There is a local radio show, "Breakfast with the Beatles", that has been running for several years and has had many guests, including members of the Beatles, and persons involved with the recording of Beatles and solo projects and their business enterpises. I recall a guest, IIRC, George Martin, who said the two songs were not really being considered for inclusion on the final album but were released as singles becuase the record companies (Parlophone in England, Capitol in the US) were clamoring for a single release since the Beatles were taking so long recording the album (remember, most recording acts at the time released two or more albums a year, not like today where an album can take years to be completed). So, Lennon and McCartney turned over the songs for singles just to keep the labels at bay so they could record in peace...
BTW, if your interested about the radio show, here is a link:
http://www.breakfastwiththebeatles.com
The show is broadcast over the NET and, I believe, they have pod casts...
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