My imported music only appears in playlist and not my music library

Hello,
I have recently reinstalled itunes on my PC. I am trying to import my music into itunes but it is appearing as a playlist and not in the music folder (i.e. I have 100's of playlists listed on the left playlist pane but nothing is appearing in the music library folder. Does anyone know how to fix this. The steps that I am performing so far are:
- File
- Add Folder to Library
....this is where the trouble starts
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

I'm having the same infuriating problem! I added an MP3 file to my iTunes Music Library - and it doesn't appear! I also purchased an MP3 album from Amazon, added it to the library - and it DOES NOT appear!
I can right click the file (Windows Vista 64) and select "Open file with..." and it will play on iTunes. I can even add the file into a Playlist, but it still will not appear in the general Music Library!!!
I've searched everywhere for a solution and no help. Yes, I do have it selected to Copy File to Library.

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