Sorting songs in Compilations and the original albums without multiples

I have a number of compilations as well as many, many albums in my Library. Is there a way to easily sort them in to, possibly, multiple compilations and let them remain in their original album as well?
It's hard to believe that I'm the first one to ask this but I can't find it in a search. Thanks a bunch.

If I understand correctly, you have two copies of Song A; in the original album and in a compilation album (like a movie soundtrack). You want to have one copy of the song connected to both albums.
I would make one of the albums, probably the compilation, a playlist. Then you could delete the duplicates of the song. Instead of playing the compilation album directly from your music folder you'd have to use the playlist.
Its not exactly what you want to do, but I don't think its possible to do what you would like to do. I'd love to be proved wrong though.
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