Yannis Alexis Mardas, also known as Magic Alex, was a Greek electronics engineer who was closely associated with the Beatles. His nickname was given to him by John Lennon when he was involved with the group between 1965 and 1969, during which time he became head of Apple Electronics.
Mardas in the Apple Electronics laboratory with some of the equipment he used
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Apple Corps offices, at 3 Savile Row, where Mardas was asked to build a studio in the basement
North American–spec Mercedes-Benz 1978 450SEL 6.9
Apple Corps Limited is a multi-armed multimedia corporation founded in London in January 1968 by the members of The Beatles to replace their earlier company and to form a conglomerate. The name is a pun for its pronunciation "apple core". Its chief division is Apple Records, which was launched in the same year. Other divisions included Apple Electronics, Apple Films, Apple Publishing and Apple Retail, whose most notable venture was the short-lived Apple Boutique, on the corner of Baker Street and Paddington Street in central London. Apple's headquarters in the late 1960s was at the upper floors of 94 Baker Street, after that at 95 Wigmore Street, and subsequently at 3 Savile Row. The last of these addresses was also known as the Apple Building, which was home to the Apple studio.
Alistair Taylor in the "one-man band advertisement"
The Apple Films logo, from the DVD release of The Concert for Bangladesh.