Reinstall itunes and lost music

My computer crashed and I had to reinstall itunes. Upon reinstall I lost access to an album of music I had previously purchased from itunes. Is there any way to get the rights to this album back?

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Finding lost music
http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/musicstore/lostmusic/

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