Creating Artwork for ITunes Albums

I have a lot of original music on my iPod and have made "Album Artwork" for a lot of them, but what is the optimal size for the graphics?
If I try to make it smaller for the window at the bottom of iTunes, then it gets grainy and distorted when it's expanded for the "shelf" artwork.
If I make it large to match the size of the "shelf" graphic, then it's distorted when it displays at the smaller size elsewhere.
What's the best size to create the graphics, and is 72 dpi the proper resoltuon for best results at both sizes?
Thanks!
--Ted
iMac G5, Powerbook G4   Mac OS X (10.4.6)  

Hi,
I just checked the artwork from iTunes store purchases in Photoshop - 72 resolution 600 x 600 pixels
Regards

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