Un=-associating original album artwork so "real" artwork can be added

I imported a few songs from a couple of the NOW cds, which are compilation albums. After I imported them, I went back and changed the album name to the "real" album name, removed the compilation setting, and removed the track information. Then I cleared the downloaded artwork. Next, I said get album artwork, and it brought back the NOW album, instead of the "real" album. How can I use the get album artwork feature to get the "real" album instead of the NOW album artwork? Is there some setting/flag that is hidden that remembers what the original album was, so the artwork that is downloaded is for the original album? Any help is greatly appreciated.

I have figured out a way to accomplish what I want. If anyone has an easier way, I would like to know about it. I was importing all my songs as .mp3 files, and I think this was part of the problem. So I tried importing using different formats, and it seems as if using .wav worked. Here are the steps I used:
1. After inserting the CD, right click on the CD name in Library panel and erase the artist, uncheck compilation (if checked), and change the name of the album (I usually added "Test" to it).
2. Import the songs you want from the album. You should get a message at the end of the import saying artwork could not be found (if set to automatically get it).
3. Go to the songs just imported, and edit them individually with the correct song info. (I usually search for the album name I just used, and then all of the files are in front of me)
4. Right-click on the file(s) and select "Get Album Artwork", and the correct artwork (if available) will be added.
5. Then go into Edit --> Preferences and change the settings for importing to whatever types of files you want (for me, it was .mp3).
6. Select all of the files, right click, and select "Convert selection to MP3" (or whatever file type you selected).
7. Delete the .wav files.
Unfortunately, a little convoluted, but at least it gets the job done. Like I said earlier, if anyone has any other ways of accomplishing what I am trying to do, I would love to hear about them.

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