Hundreds unwanted copies added to library overnight

I have a fairly carefully managed (and enjoyed) 70 GB iTunes music library. I add to it periodically, delete occasionally and accept every Apple update for both iTunes and QuickTime. I'm in the library on my computer roughly twice a week. This past week, the size of the library jumped from 70 GB to 105 GB, virtually overnight. The "new" 35 GB shows up in "recently added" and of course in "show duplicates." The unwanted copies range from 1 to 5 per song, with no seeming pattern. I resist deleting all of "recently added", in part because I've added some music I don't want to lose--and, more importantly, the original tracks are also shown with the copies in "recently added." These are all "live" tracks, by the way--no seek and ye shall find messages. I have a feeling the villain may be the Apple updates, but am not sure. Any way out of this, short of going through the dupes one at a time, which I'm prepared to do?

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1933

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