Strange artwork.track number problem...

Hi all,
I'm having a very strange problem with iTunes 7.0.2.16. When clicking on SOME songs (not all), the artwork immediately disappears from all tracks on that same album, the total track numbers from the entire album (example: the "12" in "2 of 12"), and about 50 random characters appear in the "comments" box for each track (example: 0000000 0000053 0000000 0074563)
I know, it's weird, but I figure SOMEONE else must be having this problem. My library is a mess, and it's almost a full time job fixing all this random craziness. The sluggish response of this new, resource-hogging version of iTunes doesn't make it any easier.
I am VERY CLOSE to putting the iPod on eBay and switching full time to WMP 11. I hope I don't have to, but it's looking that way. I sepnd a lot of time organizing my library, and I don't like the details messed with.

I meant to write:
the total track numbers disappear from the entire album (example: the "12" in "2 of 12").

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