Help! resintalling iTunes after drive crash

Howdy. I had a drive meltdown, and lost my mp3's. Many are backed up, but many aren't. All of them are in my iPod. They are all from my own CD's which I ripped. I am hoping to find a way to re-load them into my new iTunes installation so I don;t have to rip them all again. Ideas?
Maddie

Maddie,
You might want to have a look at MacMuse's post and see if it brings you any satisfaction.

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