HADACOLISM

Leave it to the Probe. I've mentioned Probe Is Turning-On the People several times in the past, and the latest post over there is a good example of why it's a stop on my rounds. The post is a thematic one, eighteen songs, all about Hadacol. If you didn't live in a dry county in the forties and fifties, there's a good chance you don't know what Hadacol is. It was a sold as a vitamin supplement, the sort of which would fix what ails you. But, despite the fact that the recommended dosage was one tablespoon, it was consumed a little more liberally. The reason why it was popular, why people swigged it and sang about it, was because it was 12 percent alcohol. And the stuff wasn't just marketed to adults, the elixir had a mascot in Captain Hadacol, with his own comic book, and redemption prizes that included squirt guns, roller skates and air rifles. Captain Hadacol's advice for parents: "Hadacolize your child's system, and watch those smiles all year 'round!" Yeah, uh-huh, sure. As soon as the parents get in front of the tube, the kids are chugging Havacol and wreaking ten kinds of havoc with that damn air rifle.

The mix is a good one, all sorts of stuff from the late forties through the early fifties, in all sorts of styles; including old timey, country and western, and rhythm and blues. Seems everybody had the Hadacol jones. Just imagine what the Probe's record collection is like, if he had eighteen Hadacol themed songs. Ho-ly shit. His site isn't the prettiest, and it's kind of a pain in the ass to navigate, but, but, but, there's a lot of really good music on it, and that's what keeps me going back.

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Listen:
Hadacol Time - 18 Songs at Probe Is Turning-On the People You may have to scroll down, it's Session 437. All 18 individual mp3s in a single zip.
Visit:
Captain Hadacol  at Savage Critics Good story, the comic book, and more music.
Hadacol at Wikipedia