Only part of iTunes library visible on iPhone5

I have about 1000 albums in my iTunes library, which I access successfully from two different computers using iTunes Match.  But despite the fact that my Settings in my iPhone5 are to have "iTunes Match" on and "Show All Music" on, only 367 of these albums are visible through the Music app on my iPhone. I can download from the Cloud only those 367 CDs.  It seems that any recent additions to my iTunes Match library are not visible on my iPhone Music app. What gives?

Hi all, sorry, but I seemed to have figured out my own problem. The missing files somehow got recategorized as home videos and music so they naturally were not showing in the TV Shows and Movies Section. Sorry for any inconvenience, take care all.

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