Dead Tracks & Icon Previews...

I have a recurring problem with iTunes. I'll get the dreaded "!" indicating iTunes can't find the song file, even though the song file is still there. I've gone through and fixed all the dead tracks, but I'm trying to figure out why this keeps happening.
The one thing I can see is, the files that get the "!" don't show the "icon preview" in the finder. For example if a given album has 5 songs with the "!" and 5 songs that don't have the "!", if I go to the folder for the album in the finder, the 5 songs that have the "!" will not show the album art as the "icon preview" and the 5 that don't have the "!" show the album art as the icon preview.
If I "get info" on one "!" file and one "non-!" file, they both show the preview with the album artwork. The both have the same permissions.
What can be causing this?
Also, is there a way to mass regenerate the icon preview? (not that I think this is going to solve my iTunes dead track issue.)
Using latest OSX & iTunes.
Thanks!

When in doubt, begin by repairing permissions, using the Disc Utility from the Utilities Folder inside your Application Folder.
If that doesn't clear the problem, try using a third party utility like Xupport or Onyx to Reset File Type Settings (similar to the old rebuild desktop command).
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