Gathering Mercury [SEP] record label
Gathering Mercury
Gathering Mercury is the eleventh studio album by Colin Hay, released on May 9, 2011, on Compass Records. Regarding the album's thematic content, Hay said, "I think it’s about life and loss and the injustice of the way the universe is set up; how we lose people we love."
Background and recording.
The album is partly inspired by the death of Hay's father in 2010. On the album's release, Hay noted, "The loss of my father
three continued to produce Chicago-based groups, notably the bands Mason Proffit and Coven. The latter group released their first album in 1969 on the Mercury label, but with the Dunwich Productions logo. In 1971, Traut briefly revived the Dunwich label for a live recording of Chicago folk artists, "Gathering at the Earl of Old Town", which notably includes the first recording of late singer-songwriter Steve Goodman performing "City of New Orleans". 
The Dunwich label was eventually absorbed by its distributor, Atco,