Artwork not modifiable

OK so I'm struggling with yet another artwork issue and would be grateful if anyone could assist
I'm running iTunes 10.1 (54) Mac OS 10.6.5
I've recently bought some music in FLAC format and have used FLUKE to get it imported into iTunes, now the music plays correctly and I have even been able to get it onto my iPod by converting into WAV format in iTunes.
However the artwork displays as being not modifiable, and when I select get info the artwork tab is greyed out, the user has read write access to the media and folders.
Some research suggests that this is due to the format and that apple embed the artwork into mp3's. However one of the albums I purchased that had exactly the same error was available in the iTunes store and so I selected get artwork on that album that had been purchased in FLAC format from the same online retailer and the artwork was then available and was also available when I converted it to WAV format. Further to this when I now select get info the artwork tab is available as though unlocked and I can if I wish actually change the artwork.
Any ideas how to possibly enable the artwork tab on the FLAC / WAV files that I have in my iTunes library?

dereds wrote:
...like if the file isn't modifiable apple must have another way to associate the album with the artwork if they can't embed it right?
Yes exactly. Apple can store art in the library and associate it with the track. However, unless the art is embedded in the file, it will not be there when you use the track in another program.
Yeah I wish they'd introduce support for FLAC or at least let me buy stuff in LossLess
The online music stores that sell lossless mostly use FLAC or WAV. Apple hasn't said anything about selling lossless in the iTunes Store, and there is no reason to expect that they will.

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