Missing iTunes album artwork

I switched from a PC to a Macbook about 2 years ago, after putting quite a lot of songs on my computer. When I had my PC, I ripped CDs using Windows Media Player first, and the album artwork would automatically appear whenever I played the songs or inserted the CD. I later imported them to iTunes when I downloaded it on my PC. Whenever I did that, the album artwork disappeared. When I got my Mac I transferred all the music onto the new computer, and the "Get Album Artwork" command didn't work (even when connected to the Internet); I understand the album artwork might not appear in my song list, but it doesn't even appear when I insert the CD. Any ideas on how I can get the album artwork (save deleting all my music and re-importing it)?

Method 1
Select the tracks, right-click and select Get Album Artwork.
Method 2 (If method 1 didn't work, or you want to embed the art it found)
Locate relevant image from an image search of the web. Something in the order of 600 pixels square will work best. Select all the tracks of the album, press ctrl-i to Get Info. and paste the downloaded image into the Artwork panel on the Info tab.
To get artwork updated properly on a device it is sometimes necessary to remove the tracks from the device, then put them back again using iTunes.
For tips on getting organized with iTunes see Grouping tracks into albums.
tt2

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