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i was watching a documentary on the making of Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. In it, George Martin said one of his biggest regrets was allowing EMI to issue SFF as a single, and therefore keeping it off of the SPLHCB album (in those days EMI had a policy that songs issued as singles did not appear on albums).

So, let’s say George Martin, with the Beatles backing, tells EMI to stuff it. Now SFF will be on the album, but where?

Put yourself in their shoes and adjust the SPLHCB song list to include SFF. You can add it as an additional track, or delete another track to make room.

Of course now Paul is miffed because Penny Lane is not released (it’s side B of the SFF single). So alternatively, you can add PL as well. Or to placate EMI, issue PL as the single, with a track you delete from SPLHCB as the B side. Remember though that issuing a single with both songs written by Paul, could raise tensions in the band!

To help, here are the existing SPLHCB tracks:

Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
With a Little Help From My Friends
Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds
Getting Better
Fixing a Hole
She’s Leaving Home
Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite
Within You and Without You
When I’m Sixty-four
Lovely Rita
Good Morning, Good Morning
SPLHCB Reprise
A Day in the Life

How would you release SPLHCB to include SFF?

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