ITunes library creation - .itl file name query

OK, so recent upgrade to Yosemite and of course my iTunes library is screwed up. Well there's a surprise!
So when I recreate the library - the associated files names are all assigned a random date 2014-07-14.
I've trashed the files and gone through the laborious task of creating the library again, but each time it keeps assigning the same 2014-07-14 date to the files.
Any ideas how I get it to create the files with correct date?
Thanks

Upgrading iTunes means iTunes updates the library file and before doing so it makes a copy with a date. It does not use that file and usually it is in a previous iTunes Libraries folder.
What are the iTunes library files? - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1660
More on iTunes library files and what they do - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITunes#Media_management
What are all those iTunes files? - http://www.macworld.com/article/139974/2009/04/itunes_files.html
Where are my iTunes files located? - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1391
iTunes 9 [and later]: Understanding iTunes Media Organization - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3847 - plus supplemental information about organizing to new structure https://discussions.apple.com/message/26404702#26404702
Image of folder structure and explanation of different iTunes versions (turingtest2 post) - https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-7392 and making an iTunes library portable.

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