Codec Used for Album

How can you tell by looking at a track in your iTune library what codec was used to create it. Examples, MP3, AAC, Lossless etc. Over time you could use different codecs. I have iTunes 10.

In list view (or Album list view), go "View > View Options" and select "Kind" to add a column listing the file type (AAC, Purchased AAC, MP3, etc).
If you just want to check an individual song (and don't want a column in your list view), you can also right-click on the track, go "Get info" and check the summary tab, where the kind, bit-rate, etc are also listed.

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