First song on cd won't rip

Has anyone encountered any problems with itunes not wanting to rip the first songs on cds? I find that I'll put a cd in and it'll try ripping the first song but nothing happens. The little bar doesn't advance. Eventually itunes moves to the rest of the songs and those rip fine. But the first song won't rip, even if I deselect all the other songs and just try to rip it alone. Has anyone else encountered this problem and if so do you have a solution to it?

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iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Mac OS X
Or
See
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
- I would start with
Removing and Reinstalling iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components for Windows XP
or
Removing and reinstalling iTunes and other software components for Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8
However, after your remove the Apple software components also remove the iCloud Control Panel via Windows Programs and Features app in the Window Control Panel. Then reinstall all the Apple software components
- Then do the other actions of:
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
paying special attention to item #5
- New cable and different USB port
- Run this and see if the results help with determine the cause
iTunes for Windows: Device Sync Tests
Also see:
iPod not recognised by windows iTunes
Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates
- Try on another computer to help determine if computer or iPod problem

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If you didn't establish a rescue email address, you will need to call applecare support. Ask for account security to reset your security questions. After the advisor is able to verify your identity, they can reset your security questions.
HTH.
If you are in the US, the number is 800-275-2273

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Often I find that iTunes won't import the first track of a burned cd. It'll just keep cycling and eventually move to the next track. I use Exact Audio Copy to import the first song and then import it into iTunes. EAC has worked EVERY time and I have a lot of burns, of which maybe 1/4 have this problem.
You can get Exact Audio Copy here:
http://www.exactaudiocopy.org/
You will need the LAME encoder to create mp3s:
http://www-users.york.ac.uk/~raa110/audacity/lame.html
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I found that I need to play another playlist in order for the desired playlist to be reshuffled. Otherwise, it picks up where it left off. So the first half of the workflow does that.
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If I restart iTunes or even if I play a few other playlists manually, it shuffles once, then has the same first song problem for the subsequent runs.
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Is it a smart playlist?
If it is, you could try:
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Hi and welcome to Apple Discussions JV,
Some other iPhone owners are discussing the same thing here -> http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2663589
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I would be concerned too if the songs I purchased from iTunes were not downloading to my iPhone. You have taken some great troubleshooting steps already, and thank you for providing the details of the steps you too. I have a few additional suggestions to get it downloaded to your iPhone.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1725
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519
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good evening, your majesty!
no especially focussed advice, i'm afraid. but this document is usually worth checking:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93453
... and these resources may also be helpful:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300252
toonz, "Where to find firmware for your CD/DVD drive", 05:55pm Apr 15, 2005 CDT
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http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/windows/cddiagnostics/
... and keep periodically refreshing your thread here with a post so passers-by might be able to update you on any new developments.
love, b

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I'm currently re-ripping most of my CDs Apple Lossless. I'm encountering a random problem in which the artwork of just the first song of an album goes black. When I attempt to manually add the artwork to that song, it doesn't save to the file. This is happening with just the first track of certain albums.

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This just randomly happened; it wasn't after an upgrade or any other noticeable event.
The artwork is still associated with all the subsequent songs of the album, just not with the first one.
I do not want to embed the artwork into the music files.
Nor do I want to "Clear Downloaded Artwork" and redo "Get Album Artwork" for the affected albums, since some of the albums are no longer in the iTunes Store, so I won't be able to download their artwork anymore.
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2) in iTunes, copy another song from the same album
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4) in iTunes, "Get Info" on the newly copied song, which will tell me that it can't be found, and give me the option to "Locate" the file
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Unfortunately, this will remove the song's rating, play counts, etc., remove it from any playlists, and change the date added, etc.
Does anyone have a better solution?
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