Why is iTunes splitting my albums songs up into multiple albums

i have ticked the box for varies artists and in the sorting tab i have even done cd1 and cd2 but they are still showing up as albums.

Hi, trucker2006.  
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities. 
I understand that music you are importing is not grouped together in iTunes.  Here are some steps that will help you with this.   
Why aren't songs with the same album art grouped together?
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1468
Cheers,
Jason H.

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