The Beatles Bible - Topic: Ringo's invisible sonic force field

Dear Prudence on Ringo's invisible sonic force field

Sun, 19 Sep 2010 15:35:05 +0100

mithveaen said:

Isn't he the one George says that he set up tons of small micros or speakers all around a studio, and then the Beatles said "What the hell?"

I would say that too.

mithveaen on Ringo's invisible sonic force field

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 18:04:48 +0100

Isn't he the one George says that he set up tons of small micros or speakers all around a studio, and then the Beatles said "What the hell?"

Joe on Ringo's invisible sonic force field

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 10:35:17 +0100

My understanding is The Beatles agreed to fund Fifty Shapes, a company set up by Magic Alex, but didn't own it or set it up. Later on, when Apple really began to expand, it became part of the company and was renamed Apple Electronics. I may be wrong though.

Spiritinthesky on Ringo's invisible sonic force field

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 07:37:54 +0100

Sept 13th 1967

The Beatles formed an electronics company called Fiftyshapes, Ltd. appointing John Alexis Mardas (Magic Alex) to be the company's director. Alex claimed he could build a 72-track tape machine, instead of the 4-track at Abbey Road (this never materialised).

One of his more outrageous plans was to replace the acoustic baffles around Ringo Starr's drums with an invisible sonic force field. George Harrison later said that employing Mardas was "the biggest disaster of all time."