I can confirm that deleting the playcount file solves the problem. However, it seems to reappear so one would have to delete the file before every sync :-( Platform is Ubuntu 16.04, iPod touch.
I can confirm that deleting the playcount file solves the problem. However, it seems to reappear so one would have to delete the file before every sync :-( Platform is Ubuntu 16.04, iPod touch.