Can't edit the details of the songs

I am using Itunes 10.6 on a Windows 7. When I attempt to change specific info on tracks (Right Click>Get Info) some of the tracks have all catagories greyed out and I can't edit them. How do I change it? Please note these happen to around 70% of the songs. 30% work fine.
- My itunes Match is turned off.
- i have admin access to my song folder and the itunes folder
Please help.
Regards
DN

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