Renaming Multiple Discs on One Album

Hello iTunes people! I am having a bit of difficulty with iTunes 12 (well, take that for what you will). I recently purchased the Juggernaut album from Periphery which, if you know the album, has two parts: Alpha and Omega. I wanted to combine the two separate albums (which is how they are sold on the iTunes Store) into one two-disc album and rename the separate discs for Juggernaut: Alpha and Juggernaut: Omega; is this possible with iTunes 12? Could I download a program that helps me do this?

No, in iTunes an album is any collection of tracks with the same values for Album and Album Artist (or Artist, or set as a compilation). You cannot give the two discs different album names and keep them together at the same time.
If the disc numbers are not currently set then setting these would display the album in two groupings when using the Albums view. You could, for example, place the text [Alpha] at the end of the first track name and then [Omega] at then end of the first track name of the second disc, like this:
See One cover for multi-disc album for more on linking multi-disc albums together if needed.
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http://samsoft.org.uk/iTunes/grouping.asp
In the INFO box, I've tried keeping "1 of 3," "2 of 3," "3 of 3."
That is correct. Don't erase the first element, 1, 2, 3, that should not matter.
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Also correct. Also chec, if the "Sort album name" is the same.
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Post by Turingtest: HowTo: Grouping Tracks Into Albums - http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=9910895
iTunes & iPod Hints & Tips - Grouping Tracks Into Albums - http://www.samsoft.org.uk/iTunes/grouping.asp
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Dear Sir or Madam,
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Yours faithfully,
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