Can't import mp3 already in disk to Itunes

Hi all,
First of all background:
- I don't find myself as a computer wizard, but I understand a lot.
- I just bought my first ipod nano
- I'm sorry if this answer has already been answered but i couldn't find it.
I was offered an ipod nano, and the first thing i did was downloading the latest itunes. Then i started to add mp3 i had on my computer to the itunes library. But something really weird happened.
Some files did not go into the library but no error message appeared.
First of all i thought it was an error with the file (mp3) but then i played it in the Windows Media Player 11 and all went fine.
But this gets more strange: Files that i have in my computer belonging to the same album, with the exact same ripping have different behaviours, some of them are imported to the library others aren't.
They are all DRM free
They are all MP3
They all have a bitrate of 320 Kb/s (i know its too much)
Can anyone help me?
Thanks

After lots of search and trial and error i now believe the problem must be related to the Tags with the mp3.
Can anyone enlighten about what tags are supported and if there are any known issues?

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