Importing playlists create duplicate library entries

I re-imaged my system, installed 7.X and added my music files. I then imported my saved playlists only to find that my song count increased my the playlist entry count and every playlist song generated a duplicate appearance of the songs in the library. The playlists were saved as text files but I also tried XML and got the same result. If I create a new playlist, save it, delete it and then import it, everything works fine.
Any thoughts before I regenerate 40 playlists with 700+ songs?
Thanks!

I'm leaving on Saturday so I'd really love for SOMEONE to cast a bit of light over this...

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http://dougscripts.com/itunes/itinfo/dupin.php (commercial)
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http://www.hardcoded.net/dupeguru_me/

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