record_label csi:ambleside
___MASK45___ is a record label based in Liverpool , England . It was founded by Geoff Davies , an enthusiastic promoter of small , unsigned bands , who describes the label as " Music to drive you to drink ". North West England , one of nine official regions of England , consists of the five counties of Cheshire , Cumbria , Greater Manchester , Lancashire and Merseyside . The North West had a population of 7 , 052 , 000 in 2011 . It is the third most populated region in the ___MASK51___ after the South East and Greater London . Ambleside is a town in Cumbria , in North West England . Historically within the county of Westmorland , it is situated at the head of Windermere , England ' s largest water . The town is within the Lake District National Park . Half Man Half Biscuit ( often HMHB ) are a British rock band from Birkenhead , Merseyside , active since the mid - 1980s , known for satirical , sardonic , and sometimes surreal songs . The group comprises Nigel Blackwell ( lead vocals , guitar ), Neil Crossley ( bass , vocals ), Ken Hancock ( lead guitar ), and Carl Henry ( drums ), occasionally augmented by a brass player . Throughout their career , they have recorded for ___MASK45___ records . CSI : Ambleside is the eleventh album by UK rock band Half Man Half Biscuit , released in April 2008 . As with most Half Man Half Biscuit records , there are many pop cultural references , and references to Northern and Welsh towns throughout . For example , the `` CSI '' in the title is a reference to the CSI franchise , in ironic juxtaposition with Ambleside , a small town in northern England . The album was fairly well received , and the track ' National Shite Day ' has received praise since , Tim Jonze of The Guardian newspaper referring to it as , `` Hilarious and depressingly true '' , and `` Definitely the only ( song ) to mention A man with a mullet going mad with a mallet in Millets ''