ITunes is changing the "Media Kind" on it's own and won't change back

After the latest update to iTunes my library got all messed up - reassigned album covers, reassigned "media kind".
I've been working on correcting the assignment of media kind and it will not change. I am able to access the "options" and make the
change, but it doesn't take. Just goes back.
For instance, it changed an album to "audiobook". When I select "get info" and go to the "options" tab and then select "music" and then
"okay" the "get info" window closes but the item stays in "audiobook".
It also changed multiple albums to the same name and different artwork. It's a mess. I cannot restore through time machine because my
library is on an external drive. Need to back that thing up!
Thanks for your help.

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