What tag format does iTunes use?

I'm still uploading my library. I've gotten to my compilation albums. These are old. Like, 15 years old. The track reads album/song name/artist/year. When I import these the title stays the same; iTunes isn't sorting the information into its different fields. Since Sony's Walkman did, I'm guessing that the tags that iTunes can read is different.
I did a search for tag converters and found a whole bunch of stuff but I'm apprehensive about downloading something without knowing its reputation. Can someone suggest a tag converter or at the very least tell me which tag to convert to (so I make a better formed decision).
Thanks,
sws

For MP3 files, iTunes writes tags in ID3v2.2 using UCS-2 encoding by default, but converting them to ID3v2.3 (UCS-2 encoding) and ID3v2.4 (which uses UTF-8 encoding) is possible via its "Advanced" > "Convert ID3 Tags" toolbar menu. If both ID3v2.x and ID3v1.x tags are in a file, iTunes ignores the ID3v1.x tags.
I've used both ID3v2.2 and 2.3 and they both work.
I've just switched from PC (Windows) to Mac so I haven't yet tested any mp3 tag editors.
My advice is for you to test one or two to see how they work.
/Thomas

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