Liz Phair "Comeandgetit" Ep (+ how can I burn to C

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Liz Phair "Comeandgetit" Ep (+ how can I burn to C

Postby MK » Mon Apr 11, 2005 11:15 pm

If you actually bought her self-titled pop album a few years back, there was a weblink that allowed you to download this or stream it. Actually, it didn't take long for people to figure out the URL, thus allowing them to download it for free - all the hoopla about these online releases being accessible to only those who buy Phair/Wilco/etc.'s most recent CD is overblown.

No, I didn't buy the CD, I checked it out of the library, and I ain't gonna buy it 'cause it ain't too good. Not nearly bad as the NY Times or Pitchfork would have you believe, "Little Digger" is a gem, but it's still pretty much Matrix pop by the numbers with some lewd lyrics.

Anyway, you download the Ep, and it's only 96 kbps, or something like that, in asf format, so the sound ain't too good - on top of that, the meters are pretty much in the red 95% of the time, so there's definitely some major mastering compression going on in addition to the file/data compression.

Problem is, you can only listen to this on the computer. No CD was ever released, no limited edition vinyl, nothing, which is really a shame because the Ep is actually better than the album and could've salvaged it had they used the songs.

I tried downloading asf to wav converters, but none of them work because the file has DRM (Digital Rights Management) protection. I played the files and recorded it on SoundForge, so I have that, but does anyone know how you can get around the DRM and convert these tracks into wav files?

And if you want the link, here it is:

http://boss.streamos.com/download/capi0 ... ep_a96.asf
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Postby Xenu » Tue Apr 12, 2005 12:40 am

If she can't fucking breathe whenever she thinks about you, why doesn't she just spare us and up and die already?

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Postby Crummy Old Label Avatar » Tue Apr 12, 2005 4:05 am

If you use OS X, use Audio Hijack. If you use Windows, use whatever the hell Windows uses for this purpose.
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