Before they came up with “Sgt Pepper’s” it was going to be a concept album based around the Beatles childhoods.
“Penny Lane” and “Strawberry Fields Forever” came out of that idea.
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True.. it was supposed to be concept album about their childhood in Liverpool... the release of this double single changed the plans. Pepper is still considered a concept album but the title song with reprise as sort of bookends are really the only connecting links.