My computer crashed, my songs are gone, what can i do?

My computer crashed and all of the songs that i got with the free bottlecaps off of pepsi's promotion are gone. Is there any way that i can get them back? It says i purchased them in the purchase history. (not actually purchased, but got). Is there any way at all to contact them, or where I can go to get them back?
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You seem to have five choices:
1 - Recover them from your backup files
2 - Recover them from your iPod
3 - Ask the iTMS for a second download of those 'free' songs (doubtful)
4 - Pay for someone to recover the files from your crashed HD (expensive)
5 - Purchase the iTMS songs
I assume you do not have any backups. Do you have an iPod with the songs on them? If you do, post back and recovery instructions can be provided.
If not, then a well constructed email plea to the iTMS explaining your situation and promising that you have learned the value of backups and will do so from now on, may get you a second chance at a download.
Barring any of the first four above, it may be option '5'. Or '6': Just give up on the songs....

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