Songs get moved to other album folders

Does anyone know?
I have been copying my cd's to itunes and when I play back some songs they get moved to a completely different folder than the original one. They still have the same artwork and folder name, it just duplicates the album folder and sometimes even makes 3 or more of the same album with a couple of songs in each.
I originally thought the songs were disappearing as I was playing them but then found the multiple albums.
Thanking you in advance if you can help

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