How to Keep Albums Separate

When I have albums that appear the same (same title, artist, etc.) but one is low-res (MP3 or CD) and one is high-res, they both get imported as the same album with the tracks intermixed. How do I keep the albums separate?
I'm using iTunes 12.0.1.26. The get-info doesn't seem to let me edit the album title when I select the multiple tracks for one album (that was suggested in some of the threads, but doesn't seem to work for me).

In iTunes each album is a set of tracks with the same Album title and the same Album Artist or Artist. If you want to separate them you need to give them different titles. Sort on bit rate so the tracks of one version are grouped away from the other then select and change one or both album titles, e.g. Album becomes Album [HQ] for your high quality versions.
You should be able to edit the album title for multiple tracks in Get Info as long as the tracks are not marked as read-only.
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Anthology
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