Lost Purchased Music Playlist

I have purchased music from iTunes but no Purchased Music playlist. How do I create one? Thx, Vermont
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I've used your technique to create an MP3 playlist.
I created a smart-playlist using "kind" as a criteria and MP and a "match" parameter. That action created a MP3 plus MP4 playlist. Then I used the Search Bar to select only MUSIC resulting in my mp3 list.
Is there an easier way to do that? Tried MP3 as a match parameter, but iTunes does not recognize it.
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