ITunes not importing MP3 files

Hi, I've purchased an album online from an MP3 retailer and downloaded the tracks from the album (I've done this quite a few times from this web site).
iTunes imported them fine using the "Add folder" function, however I've found that the song is skipped on my iPod.
I've tried to play the tracks from iTunes and they just don't play. So I deleted the tracks and tried to reimport them, but the Add from Folder function just doesn't do anything - no error, no music in iTunes. Strangely, I added other MP3 files to the same folder and tried adding from the folder again, and the new tracks imported fine, but the original album tracks did not.
I have double clicked on them from Explorer and Media Player plays them just fine, so the files seem OK. I've tried adding the files individually and tried using Explorer to "Open with iTunes" - again, nothing.
This is really annoying me - has anyone else had this issue? I'm using iTunes 7.6.2.9 on Windows Vista.
Cheers,
Pete

OK, if iTunes can't import the file, you could try working on the ID3 tag with a tag editor or repair tool. But if you experiment, always do it on a copy.
You could try MP3 repair tool:
http://www.drtag.de/en/description_mp3rt.htm
MP3 Tag Studio also claims repair capabilities http://www.magnusbrading.com/mp3ts/
Remove iD3 tags
http://www.marre.org/id3remover/
Foobar2000 has tag removal and add capabilities
http://www.foobar2000.org/
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1099727&tstart=0

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