Problems importing double disc CD albums?

I'm trying to import a brand new copy of the Beatles 1967-1970 double disc greatest hits CD, but have run into a rather odd snag.
The first disc imported fine, but when I loaded the second disc into my computer it was read as the first disc. My Itunes account asks me if I want to import the first disc, even though the first disc has already been imported and it's actually the SECOND DISC that's in the CD rom drive, or whatever it's called.
Does that sound confusing?
Anyone else ever have this problem importing a double disc album?
Any explanations and/or possible solutions?
Thanks to all.

It sounds as though the look up in the Gracenote database does not have the correct info.
As a suggestion first import Disc 1 into itunes. Select All the tracks in that album right mouse click and select Get Info. Add Disc1 after the name of the Album and then click OK
Import Second Album and although it is still called Disc1 you will be able to see it in itunes when it has imported
Then you want to go back into Get Info for Disc One and Put in Disc 1 of 2 click OK
Select disc 2 albun choose Get Info put Disc 2 at the end of the album namr and 2 of 2 in the disc box on the right.
Click OK and you should have two albums with the name and Disc 1 or Disc 2 after their names. If you prefer to have it as one album, redit and make the Album name the same

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