2 Disc albums on iPod

Hi everyone,
I have imported a 2 disc album and have gone through everything in the get info sections regarding Album name and disc 1 of 2, 2 of 2 etc.
When I go to the album name on my iPod, instead of it giving me disc 1 or 2 to select from it just has all the tracks from both discs as one big album.
Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?
Thanks in advance

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