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By "double-dipping" I'm referring to the phenomenon where 2 songs by the same band are played back-to-back on radio, and you almost can't imagine one song being played without the other. A few examples are:
I can't think of anything released post-1980 that contains this example of a band doubling their royalty check like this.
In 1980, The Kings released Are There with the two first songs This Beat Goes On / Switchin' to Glide that are always played together.
In 1982, Van Halen's Diver Down, featured Intruder / Oh, Pretty Woman. The guitar intro Intruder was unplayable alone (as it lasts only 1:39): it was even included in the music video.
In 1995, Green Day released Insomniac, with Brain Stew / Jaded that even have one clip for the two songs.
In 1978, Boney-M released the disco album Nightflight To Venus. The two first songs are Nightflight to Venus / Rasputin which are melted in the album version. When playing on radio, or on live performances, the song Rasputin always starts with the Nightflight to Venus main drum riff.
In 1976 and 1978, Bob Marley released reggae albums Rastaman Vibration and Kaya that have Crazy Baldhead and Running Away. Even this two album versions are played in different tones, they were slightly modified to be played back to back almost everytime.
While it was the remixed half of R. Kelly's "Ignition" (2002) that became a huge hit, and that is often still heard on its own, the song was originally released as a single six-minute whole, as heard on the album, which includes both "Ignition" and "Ignition (Remix)." In the separated versions, both songs include the section that bridges between the two.
Manu Chao's "Bongo Bong" is part of a medley on the album, with a single backing track shared between two songs. Robbie Williams' cover version (2006) was actually released that way, with both songs together.
BTW, while it is clearly covered by your original question (classic rock, before 1980, a band you already mentioned) Queen's "Fat Bottomed Girls" and "Bicycle Race" are also a linked double-single (1978).
