How can I stop iTunes automatically renaming tracks incorrectly as soon as they are played?

iTunes has started renaming some tracks as soon as I play them. It completely changes all the info to a totally different cd. The only way I can change it is to manually change everything back and as I have more than 30000 tracks I don't fancy having to play every single one to see whether iTunes is going to change it to something I have never heard of. Can this automatic renaming be stopped?

Could it be something with iTunes-Match/iCloud ??
I've had problems getting "Hide items in the Cloud" and iCloud tick-boxes in View Options to stick.
An occaisional glance at similar topics on these forums seems to indicate that people are having all sorts of funnies. So, I have severed iTunes from the net (I have Little Snitch) and will wait until things clear up before letting iTunes out of it's kennel again.

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