Nonsense. We'll never have iconic record covers because one studio stopped, and one genre isn't interested in them?

If you want powerful and iconic, take a look at the burning monk on Rage Against the Machine.

Of course every cover is unique, and I don't doubt that covers have become less important, saying we'll never have that kind of iconic cover is silly.

we don't have it now. The prism art has been replaced by a photo-realistic actual glass prism. Looks tacky. iTunes refuses to let me get the original artwork back.

I see that your problem is iTunes. Easier to get rid of that.