Mp3 artwork on desktop

macbook pro, OSX mavericks 10.9.5, iTunes 12.0.1
Hello,
i wonder if anyone could help me ?. This is not a big problem, but it is a little strange anyhow. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
I have a Vocal version and an Instrumental version of the same song (mp3 file's) on my desktop. I opened both in iTunes to add artwork to them.
I used two, different artwork for each mp3 file. (Same artwork with different file name's and colour).
One artwork is: .jpeg (for Vocal, Blue) and the other is .jpg (for Instrumental, Green).
The Green .jpg for the Instrumental is fine.
It's the Blue .jpeg that is the problem.
Heres my problem:
Both of the artwork shows up fine in iTunes. I have aded both of the mp3 files (with artwork) onto my iPhone, and the artwork shows up fine in the music App.
Here is where i am confused:
On my Macbook, desktop... if i move the mp3 file (.jpeg for Vocal, Blue) from the desktop, to a folder, then the artwork shows up fine.
On my Macbook, desktop... If i duplicate the mp3 file (.jpeg for Vocal, Blue) back onto the desktop, the file name is changed, (a number '2' is added to the file name) then the artwork shows up fine.
If i change the file name (while still on the desktop) then the artwork shows up fine, but if i change it back to the original file name, the artwork is missing again.
Like i say its not a big problem, but i would like to keep the original file name.
Thanks for reading, and look forward to a response

Sorry, i forgot to mention that my art work is missing from my file only when it is on my desktop, and that if i move the file to a folder, the artwork appears, but then when i move it back to the desktop, the art work is still missing.

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