Itunes 11.01 - no ipod album cover view grrrrrrr

Am I missing something here? Something terrible has changed in iTunes 11(.01). When I plug my iPod (5th gen nano) in to me iMac and start up iTunes, I no longer can browse thru the music showing the album view covers of what's on my iPod. I'm ready to iXplode!
Why are the viewing options so different in iTunes between the music library on my iMac and the one on my iPod? Why is the View, Column browser menu now greyed out in my main library and devices? What happened to the elegant ease of use and consistency that iTunes previously had? Steve ... come back!
Otherwise, the new re-design looks nice (in the main library).

Um, yeah. We know, HappyMedium27, that you can click on the miniscule thumbnail of the album artwork and a get a bigger rendering of the artwork along with some basic controls. I am guessing at least 90% of the posters here are aware of that. Although it sounds from your post like you personally just discovered it, that iTunes feature has been around for a long time.
I hate to state the obvious, but apparently someone is going to need to set you straight. That's not CoverFlow. This thread is about CoverFlow.
I use it, and so do all of these other people. Sooo, I think you may be missing the point just a little.
And, no, I don't think I am quite ready yet to "chill the %$#!&* out", as you put it. If you can't deal with that, leave
Thanks.

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If I bought a warm coat some years ago, then the manufatures came round without my knowledge and cut off the left arm, and later told me, their reserch says that people dont use the left arm so much so they have to get rid of it. 1. I think that would be illegal. 2. its impolite not to ask if they could do it. 3. why not give me an options to keep it, seeing as i bought it. 4. its ludicrous.
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click the blue download button...
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1st - itunes downloaded to my ipod albums that are all fractured, compilation albums are seperated.This should not have happened but itunes felt it knew better. I do not like it.

1st - itunes downloaded to my ipod albums that are all fractured, compilation albums are seperated.This should not have happened but itunes felt it knew better. I do not like it.
2nd - While trying to fix it, itunes made all albums and artists unknown
3rd - While trying to get an answer I am unable to contact anyone or even send an email requesting an answer.
4th - While trying to use the "fast lane" i ran into trying to find the product S/N, I went to my account and it was not there. I tried to see it on the back of the Ipod but had to find a magnifying glass to even read it.
5th -- The we will get back to you really ****** me off
6th -- I have wasted 2 hours to fix something that should not have happened and the situation is worse than when i started
7Th --- Itunes management of songs is terrible and there are NO instructions and even worse no support
8th ---- Apple is going down the toilet because the products are good, not great, and the itunes instructions are non existent
9th --- to even suggest i pay for product support is insulting and a sign that apple is desperate
10th -The suggestion for online feedback is this; BE ON-LINE SUPPORT, NOT WHATEVER YOU CONSIDER IT TO BE NOW.

I agree with stevejobsfan - (0123).
However, if what you actually want to do is to fix/sort out your problem, why no try posting a question on that subject?
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Hi,
I had the same problem and after a search in google i found this:
Solution1
If you are getting the same error I was getting, then the solutions is a quite tedious one. You need to go through your entire library starting at the top.
First make sure the ablum art box in the bottom left of iTunes is set to "selected song" and not "now playing". Now highlight the first song at the top and use the down arrow and look at the album art for each song. I have 4000 songs in my library and I found maybe 3 or 4 album art glitches.
The glitches are those songs that show a blank white box for the album art. Don't mistake this for those songs that just have no art attached. These say "Drag album art here." When you find those few white boxes, simply right click the song and go to "get info" and then the artwork tab. Click the white blank and delete it. That's it.
After you do this you should be able to add artwork to your iPod without the error message. I hope this helps you out. -CK
Solution2
I have managed to fix this error. I have Windows 2000, but I think it should be OK for any Windows version.
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4. In iTunes: File :: Import...
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Solution3
I had this error as well. Here's how I fixed it.
Apple itunes uses internet explorer (windows version) and therefore uses IE's proxy settings.
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*HowTo: Grouping Tracks Into Albums*
Excuse the long post, but hopefully covering all the bases (that I can think of) will help you fix the other issues you are likely to run into as you try to organise your iTunes library.
*Use an album friendly view*
iTunes will let you sort music on many columns, some of which are unlikely to group albums together. The most useful order for editing the library is probably *Album by Artist*. If you're not already there, select the list view and click on the column heading for Artist until it reads Album by Artist.
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*One album, too many covers*
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*Tried that, there are STILL too many covers!*
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Multi-disc albums are often listed as *Album (CD1)* for CD 1, *Album (CD2)* for CD 2 etc. To display these properly using just one cover, each disc should have the correct *Disc X of Y* values set, and then the entire album should be given the single title Album. Being somewhat obsessive I also renumber the tracks sequentially, working backwards from the last track (so that no two tracks ever have the same number) until I reach disc 1. BTW You can still give the individual discs different artwork should it be relevant so that the correct artwork will be displayed as the album progresses.
*One artist, many names*
With some artists, particularly classical composers, you should be aware of alternative representations of their names. E.g. 2Pac vs. Tupac. The menus will work best if for each artist you standardise on just one form of their name. E.g. make a choice between Mozart, W.A. Mozart or Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and then apply it consistently. For classical music I tend also to use the Composer as the Artist & Album Artist and either discard the performer details or place these into the Comments field.
tt2

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pokity-poke-poke.
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Hi Ileeanna!
I have two articles for you that should be able to help you resolve this issue:
iTunes: Album art may not download properly
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1815
iTunes 11 for Mac: Add artwork to songs and other items
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12161
Thanks for being a part of the Apple Support Communities!
Regards,
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