Default view options

Just updated to the new version which I do not like. Two questions
1) How do I get the old standard view? This had album arwork, artist and album name on the lest and tracks and track numbers etc on the right?
2) How can I go back to the last version, which was much better?
Thanks

1) The old Album List view has gone. You can get closer to the old look with ctrl-b to turn on the menu bar and ctrl-s to turn on the sidebar, then select Artists from the selection of views across the top.
2) To roll back to iTunes 10.7 first download a copy of the installer from here, uninstall iTunes and suppporting software, i.e. Apple Application Support & Apple Mobile Device Support. Reboot. Restore the pre-upgrade version of your library database as per the diagram below, then install iTunes 10.7.
See iTunes Folder Watch for a tool to scan the media folder and catch up with any changes made since the backup file was created.
tt2

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