JAL to Tokyo (new EP!)/To Buy or not to buy

[stimpee]

If you purchase tunes thru iTunes 5.0+ and 6.0+ then you cannot strip the protection away. I recommend uninstalling them (BEFORE you purchase) and then install v4.9 and buy thru the store that way. Then you can use JHymn to remove the DRM.

[joethelion]

so basically - if you've only got the new iTunes, then you're just straight S.O.L.

- and there are people who'd say that doing this whole sneaky way to "import" these songs off of another country's iTunes is just as bad as straight pirate-ing

...so

hmm

basically - you're telling me I'm never going to hear that mix of JAL, save for like crappy radio rips or part of other people's mixsets...

[dubnobasswithme]

Originally Posted by joethelion

basically - you're telling me I'm never going to hear that mix of JAL, save for like crappy radio rips or part of other people's mixsets...

there is still the possibility that the JAL mix will be on some of those 12" that karl has been talking about releasing.... don't abandon hope quite yet

[stimpee]

Originally Posted by joethelion

and there are people who'd say that doing this whole sneaky way to "import" these songs off of another country's iTunes is just as bad as straight pirate-ing

its not pirating. whoever suggests that is talking out of their ass. if you want to buy it, get iTunes 4.9, get the 1500 Yen card, but the tunes and strip the DRM.

If not, just get the 1500 Yen card, buy the EP with whatever iTunes and burn the files to CD.

[Sean]

Originally Posted by dubnobasswithme

there is still the possibility that the JAL mix will be on some of those 12" that karl has been talking about releasing.... don't abandon hope quite yet

Let's hope. If it's made available to buy in a way that I just pay money to someone and they give the tracks to me in return, then I'll so totally do it. Not a big fan of making a purchase that you need detailed instructions for.

[mmm skyscraper]

Originally Posted by Sean

Let's hope. If it's made available to buy in a way that I just pay money to someone and they give the tracks to me in return, then I'll so totally do it. Not a big fan of making a purchase that you need detailed instructions for.

although it's still easier and cheaper to buy the JAL to Tokyo EP than it was for someone not living in England to buy the Hump 12". We've come a long way.

[TheBang]

1. If you're using iTunes/iPod, there's no reason to de-DRM the files.
2. If you want to use a different software player and/or non-iPod-hardware, AND you want to convert to another audio file format (FLAC, Ogg, MP3, etc.), there's no reason to de-DRM. You'll get the same quality by simply burning to CD-R and ripping from that, as you will by de-DRM and then converting.
3. If you want an original unmolested 128 Kbps AAC file playable on non-iTunes/iPod, then you have to de-DRM.

[TheBang]

FYI, here are the easy instructions again on how to buy it:

First, you need to get a Japan iTunes Music Card (or just the 16-digit code from the back of it). I suggest J-List or eBay:
http://www.jlist.com/SEARCHES/itunes_japan/
http://search.ebay.com/search/search...nes&category0=

Second, you need to load the Music Card credit into a Japan iTunes Music Store account.
1. Launch iTunes on your Mac or PC, select Music Store, and choose Japan from the Choose Country popup at the bottom.
2. Make sure you are not signed into an existing account. It should say "Account: Sign In" in the upper-right corner.
3. Click the "iTunes Music Cards" link on the left, and enter the 16-digit code from your Japan iTunes Music Card, and click Redeem.
4. You will be prompted to create a new account. Use any address in Japan you like. You can do this in English or any language that's supported by iTunes.
5. Now your new account should be loaded with the credit from your iTunes Music Card.

Third, find the music you want, add it to your cart, and checkout.

[ultradave]

Originally Posted by TheBang

1. If you're using iTunes/iPod, there's no reason to de-DRM the files.

This is true. If you d/l a DRM track from a seperate account - you can still listen to it on the iPod - just not in iTunes w/out having to switch user accounts.

[ultradave]

Originally Posted by TheBang

http://www.jlist.com

I ordered 2 days ago and got no response. Then I get an email saying they're back ordered. I told them if it was going to take longer than 2 weeks to cancel my order - I got an email 2 secs later cancelling my order. Thanks...

Guess I'll be making my purchase from eBay... like everything else I buy... The good old days of searching for music in an actual music store is coming to it's close... 'my life is a soundtrack'