A Red, Red Rose may have been inspired by the concept of deep time put forward a few years earlier by geologist James Hutton in his "Theory of the Earth" in 1789 . Hutton and Burns were contemporaries, and would have mixed in similar circles in Edinburgh. A Red, Red Rose "A Red, Red Rose" is a 1794 song in Scots by Robert Burns based on traditional sources. The song is also referred to by the title "Oh, My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose", "My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose" or "Red, Red Rose" and is often published as a
Red Rose Speedway Rose Speedway" dated 13 December 1972. Most tracks left off the released version ended up on B-sides, some others remained officially unreleased (such as "Tragedy", "Night Out", "Jazz Street", "1882") until the release of the 2018 "Red Rose Speedway" Deluxe remaster reissue. Side one Side two Side three Side four Other songs recorded during this period that did not make the final album (either) include: In December 2018, McCartney officially released "Red Rose Speedway: Reconstructed", a reconstructed version of its originally conceived "double album", as a bonus CD in the Deluxe configuration of "Red Rose Speedway", and separately as 2