JAL to Tokyo iTunes - Japan

[charleswise]

Is there any way for me, being in the US, to buy this EP from iTunes Japan? Sorry if this is old but I want these tracks.

[negative1]

looks like you have to get a voucher,

read the thread here:
http://www.dirty.org/forums/showthread.php?t=1849&highlight=Tokyo+japan

the information is near the end..

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[charleswise]

Thanks so much!

[stimpee]

Indeed, you can buy cards here (http://www.jlist.com/SEARCHES/itunes_japan/). If you cant wait for the card to be delivered they will fax you/send you a scan/email you the code so that you can use the Japanese store right away. They take credit cards (Mastercard, Visa, Discover or AMEX) so its quite simple.

[Sean]

Anyone know anything new about this being made available through underworldlive.com as was mentioned way back?

[negative1]

was there talk about a cd-single also?

i took the artwork from the tomato site,
and combined it for this:
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=135499069&size=o

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[lloyd]

Not that I know. We wanted to have it as cd-single ofcourse, much talk about that.

[TheBang]

Indeed, you can buy cards here (http://www.jlist.com/SEARCHES/itunes_japan/). If you cant wait for the card to be delivered they will fax you/send you a scan/email you the code so that you can use the Japanese store right away. They take credit cards (Mastercard, Visa, Discover or AMEX) so its quite simple.
Are you sure this will still work? I tried this a month ago or so. In order to use a gift card during checkout, you have to first create an iTunes account on the Japan iTunes Music Store. In order to create an iTunes account, you need to have a Japanese credit card. So you're back to square one.

You can't use an iTunes account you've created in the U.S. or elsewhere either. You need to create one specifically on the Japan iTunes Store. And, again, I can't find any way to do that without a Japanese credit card.

[charleswise]

I assume the card takes the place of the credit card. However, I have not yet tried the process. My concern now is will an song purchased through Japanese iTunes play on the US iTunes? I know the encryption is tied in to a specific email address (or at least I believe it is.) Has anyone actually purchases these yet? If so, did they play in non-Japanese iTunes?

[TheBang]

I assume the card takes the place of the credit card. However, I have not yet tried the process.
No, it doesn't. You can try it. AFAICT, you need an actual Japanese credit card to create the account.

My concern now is will an song purchased through Japanese iTunes play on the US iTunes?
Yes. There is only one iTunes program. There is no Japanese iTunes and no U.S. iTunes. There is a Japanese iTunes Music Store and a U.S. iTunes Music Store. But those are just 2 different Store portals, accessed through the same iTunes program. The tracks will still play, independent of which portal they were purchased from.
I know the encryption is tied in to a specific email address (or at least I believe it is.)
Yes, that is correct. But it will play fine, as long as you authorize your computer for that specific e-mail address (aka Apple ID, i.e. the Apple ID you created specifically for the Japanese iTunes Music Store, distinct from any other Apple ID's you might have for other countries' iTunes Music Stores).

[charleswise]

Well, I tried to create an account at iTunes Japan and ran into the credit card problem. One would think there would be a way around this, as plenty of Americans live there for a short time, being in the military and such. If I discovery a way around this, I'll be sure to post.

[stimpee]

Well, I tried to create an account at iTunes Japan and ran into the credit card problem. One would think there would be a way around thisThere is, and if you had read the link that I provided in my first post you would have seen the instructions.
Are you sure this will still work? I tried this a month ago or so. In order to use a gift card during checkout, you have to first create an iTunes account on the Japan iTunes Music Store. In order to create an iTunes account, you need to have a Japanese credit card. So you're back to square one.Yes i am positive. If you have purchased from the JList you will also have received instructions on how to use your card.

On their website it says:

Once you have your iTMS Japan code, follow these easy steps:

1. Load iTunes on your Mac or PC, and choose the Japan store from the popup at the bottom.
2. If you've already got an account in your home country, sign out by clicking on the Account button in the upper left hand corner.
3. Click the iTunes Music Card link, and enter the scratch-off number printed on the back of the card.
4. Create a new account, using any address in Japan you like (you may use ours as a dummy address if you like). You can do this in English or any language that's supported by iTunes.
5. Enjoy purchasing great music and albums from Japan's iTunes Music Store!

This is the text on the page that I linked to in my first post and in fact in a quick search of the forum, I found a thread devoted (http://www.dirty.org/forums/showthread.php?t=1894) to the very subject dating back to December 1st.

Now, the instructions have been printed twice on the forum and so has the link to the JList page. If you can't work it out now, you're on your own. :cool:

[charleswise]

I think I got it now. No need to create an account if you click on the iTunes Music Card link.

So here is my dumb question #2. When I go to the Underworld forum, I only see 3 pages of threads. When I was searching for this iTunes question, I assumed incorrectly that older threads must get deleted after a period of inactivity and I visually searched the 3 pages I could "see" for this topic. Obviously if I had used the search feature, I would have found the older thread. My question is this: Is there any way to "see" all of the older threads or are they available only through a search?

Sorry for wasting anyones time if you find my questions dull...

[charleswise]

nevermind.....found it as soon as I asked. I'm an idiot.

[TheBang]

Well, this procedure worked great. Just used a random Japan address for the address.

Listening to the full version of Ancient Phat Farm Coat now. It's great, as I knew it would be.

BTW, rather than going the Jlist route, which only has ¥2500 (and up) gift cards, I found a seller on eBay who sells ¥1500 gift cards; perfect for the JTT EP. Just do a search for "iTunes Japan"

[verbal]

There is no way to save these outside of iTunes, is there? Aside from burning and ripping them.

[negative1]

There is no way to save these outside of iTunes, is there? Aside from burning and ripping them.

depending on what system, and software you use..

you can run another software that captures the
sound while you are playing it, and then write
that to an mp3/wav file...

but its easier to write a cd and re-rip it..

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[stimpee]

Writing to a CDRW is your best bet :)