Music library has vanished

I bought some music from itunes via my new ipod touch. after it had downloaded I discovered my entire music library was gone apart from purchases (music, apps etc) from itunes. any advice?

This is one of the many reasons that maintaining a backup is basic.
Just use your backup copy to put everything back.

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