HT2965 iTunes Sidebar missing from iTunes 12

Can it be brought back or has it been removed completely as I do not get the whole only a close version of what use to be.
Platform Windows 7 64 bit ITunes version 12
I am curious why Apple would remove this feature. I say this because I went and consulted the Apple store in Regent St and the amount of complaints they received on version 11 and how to get it back was according to a member of there team/staff astronomical... So why have apple decided to get rid of something clearly the people want...  Please tell me I am not going mad and that I am going about it the wrong way OR I am absolutely right that it has been removed from existence....

The version of the sidebar that you had in iTunes 11 and before is no longer available - you can only see a version of the sidebar of you view 'playlists'.
You can also use drag-and-drop to copy content from your library onto a device e.g. select/highlight what you want to copy and drag it over to the left-hand side of the iTunes screen and you should get a version of the sidebar show so that you can drop the items onto the device.
As to why it's no longer there then I don't think that Apple have said, but as it only became an option in iTunes 11 (which was 'off' by default) then it looked like it was going to go at some point anyway.
You can try leaving feedback for Apple : http://www.apple.com/feedback/itunesapp.html

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