ITunes Separating Albums

Hi
I'm having an issue with iTunes where it is separating albums. Essentially, it shows the same album twice with some songs in one album, others in another. I have used "get info" to try and make sure all the info is the same, i.e disc numbers, track numbers, etc. Nothing seems to work. Sometimes tagging it as "various artists" (even if it isnt) can help, but not all the time. Same thing for "marking as compilation".
How can I fix this once and for all?

See http://samsoft.org.uk/iTunes/grouping.asp
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