''Not On Top'' is a 2005 album by

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. On this record Herman Düne are augmented by

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, who plays bass and provides some of the vocals. This is Herman Düne's first record to make significant use of bass guitar. It was recorded at Hall Place Studios in

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. Unusually for an album of the 21st century it was deliberately recorded in

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Track listing

#"Little Wounds" – 3:15 #"Not On Top" – 3:32 #"Had I Not Known" – 3:04 #"Walk, Don't Run" – 3:37 #"Slow Century" – 3:15 #"This Will Never Happen" – 3:51 #"German Green" – 0:59 #"Recording Farfisa" – 0:51 #"You Could Be A Model, Goodbye" – 3:18 #"Seven Cities" – 3:05 #"Good For No One" – 4:07 #"Orange Hat" – 3:01 #"Whatever Burns The Best Baby" – 3:42 #"Eleven Stones" – 3:07 #"Warning Spectrum" – 1:18

Personnel

*David-Ivar Herman Düne – vocals,

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*André Herman Düne – vocals, Silvertone

, Simon & Patrick guitar,

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guitar *Neman – drums, percussion,

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