New iTunes a step backwards?

I recently built myself a new computer but I'm having some very frustrating problems w/the new iTunes.
1) Sorting my iTunes library has become more of a hassle than a convenience. Songs and their albums are very irritating. For example, I put a songs album as "Fantasy Trance" under the Get Info tab. Instead of jumping into the Fantasy Trance album with all my other songs, it moves down to Unknown Album. Or I'll go to the Fantasy Trance album and edit a song, putting in the correct artist under get info. The song will jump down to Unknown Album, and the only way I can get it back up is to re-enter that incorrect information. I make sure to have all songs that are in an album labeled as "In a Compilation."
EDIT: Still have that problem with 1 or 2 songs, have compilation and various artists but still nothing.
2) Album Artwork doesn't work. I'll select all the songs in album and set the artwork from my files for them using the "Get Info" tab, but it doesn't show up at all.
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When you buy music from the iTunes store you get one download of it, after which it is your responsibility to look after & back up the files. Unless you disable it iTunes will even remind you to do so after each purchase. If you have any of the media on an iPod then you should be able to recover it using one of the many free/cheap third party tools. If ask really nicely via the Report a problem links in your account Apple may grant a second download of your purchased media but they are under no obligation to do so.
For the future...
*Fast backup for iTunes library (Windows Only)*
Grab SyncToy 2.1, a free tool from MS. This can be used to copy your entire iTunes library (& other important data folders) onto another hard drive or network share. You can then use SyncToy periodically to synchronise or echo your library to the backup. A preview will show which files need to be updated giving you a chance to spot unexpected changes and during the run only the new or updated files will be copied saving lots of time. And if your media is all organised below the main iTunes folder then you should also be able to open the backup library on any system running the same version of iTunes.
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