How to restore "vanished" music after 10.5.1 install

OSX 10.6.8 : I just updated to iTunes 10.5.1, and 90% of my music disappeared from within iTunes. Fortunately, the music files are still intact inside the "Music Storage" folder.
How do I get iTunes to rebuild whatever it needs to so I can start playing all the music in iTunes again? Will my playlists etc. all need rebuilding?
My iPhone Apps have also all disappeared in iTunes. Again, the files seem to be intact in the "Mobile Applications" folder.
Thanks

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